Zhorniak Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Zhorniak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,170 | 1:38,908 | 5,628 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Zhorniak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhorniak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhorniak (Georgian: ჟორნიაკ) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zhorniak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhorniak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 318,071st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhorniak reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Zhorniak is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 38,908. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Poltava Oblast, where 21 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 18 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 0 percent live and Georgia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zorniak | 93 | 69 | / |
| Zhornyak | 88 | 251 | / |
| Chorniak | 88 | 170 | / |
| Czorniak | 88 | 148 | / |
| Zgorniak | 88 | 8 | / |
| Zornjak | 80 | 97 | / |
| Zerniak | 80 | 71 | / |
| Zarniak | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jorniak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Żorniak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Czerniak | 75 | 10,881 | / |
| Czarniak | 75 | 2,039 | / |
| Ziarniak | 75 | 320 | / |
| Charniak | 75 | 131 | / |
| Chornyak | 75 | 104 | / |
| Zhernyak | 75 | 92 | / |
| Zharnyak | 75 | 22 | / |
| Zierniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tzerniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zcarniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czorniok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zzerniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czorniaková | 74 | 2 | / |
| Zarimniak | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tsherniak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Czerniack | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chornyack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarniak | 67 | 1,003 | / |
| Serniak | 67 | 545 | / |
| Surniak | 67 | 197 | / |
| Tscherniak | 67 | 56 | / |
| Černiak | 67 | 55 | / |
| Carniak | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zernyak | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jarniak | 67 | 15 | / |
| Čornjak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Corniac | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jornjak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sornjak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zornyakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jornyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Żerniak | 67 | 1 | / |
Zhorniak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhorniak in the Georgian language | ||
| ჟორნიაკ | zhorniak | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhorniak
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