Černai Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Černai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia961:74,4276,557
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412

The alternate forms: Cernai (6) are calculated separately.

Černai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Černai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Černai is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cernai. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Černai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černai reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Černai is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 74,427. In Serbia Černai is most prevalent in: North Bačka District, where 75 percent live, Central Banat District, where 14 percent live and West Bačka District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Serbia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 11 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernai946/
Černaji929/
Černi91358/
Černa9134/
Černaitė862/
Černaj83126/
Černač83108/
Černis8384/
Černay8343/
Černij834/
Černih834/
Černas831/
Černei831/
Černaiová8014/
Chernai77719/
Csernai77423/
Černeha7727/
Černauš7716/
Czernai7712/
Cernaia779/
Černich778/
Černaja772/
Zernaji772/
Černaus771/
Cerna7359,963/
Černý7318,233/
Zerna737,897/
Černe732,183/
Cerni73777/
Zerni73382/
Čarni73112/
Čorni7361/
Černy7334/
Ćerni732/
Čorna732/
Čirna731/
Chernaia7121,560/
Cearnaia711/
Cernea674,799/
Cernei673,893/
Cherni671,300/
Cserni67583/
Čierny67578/
Cherna67372/
Czerna67351/
Tserna67334/
Zernyi67179/
Scerna67173/
Scerni67155/
Černajová67127/
Černej67117/
Cernih67107/
Cernii67104/
Cernay67102/
Cernau6787/
Zerniy6785/
Černyš6772/
Cierna6761/
Černayová6752/
Čierná6750/
Czerni6735/
Čierný6727/
Cernie6725/
Čornij6721/
Cernaa6720/
Černáš6718/
Tchernaia6714/
Černáč6711/
Zehrna6710/
Tserni679/
Černey679/
Černer677/
Zernah676/
Cernaj676/
Cerniy675/
Zernay673/
Černeiová673/
Zarnai673/
Černes672/
Černys672/
Zaerna672/
Zernii672/
Cernna672/
Cerrna672/
Cernyi671/
Čornay671/
Zergni671/
Zernei671/
Zearna671/
Zernie671/
Cernij671/
Çerniy671/

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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 Černai
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