Černaj Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Černaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia771:69,30513,442
Czechia491:217,01030,705

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

Černaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Černaj is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Cernaj. For other potential spellings of Černaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Černaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černaj reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 69,305. In Slovakia Černaj is most numerous in: Košice Region, where 43 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 32 percent are found and Žilina Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernaj946/
Černaji929/
Černaja922/
Černa9134/
Černej83117/
Černai83113/
Černač83108/
Černay8343/
Černij834/
Černas831/
Černajová80127/
Černeha7727/
Cernaja7724/
Černauš7716/
Czernaj778/
Csernaj772/
Zernaji772/
Černaus771/
Cerna7359,963/
Černý7318,233/
Zerna737,897/
Černe732,183/
Černi73358/
Černy7334/
Čorna732/
Čirna731/
Černaitė712/
Czernajc711/
Cernea674,799/
Čierny67578/
Cherna67372/
Czerna67351/
Tserna67334/
Scerna67173/
Čornej67116/
Černejová67102/
Cernay67102/
Cernau6787/
Černoš6785/
Černis6784/
Černyš6772/
Cierna6761/
Černayová6752/
Čierná6750/
Čierný6727/
Čornij6721/
Cernaa6720/
Černáš6718/
Černaiová6714/
Černáč6711/
Zehrna6710/
Černey679/
Cernej679/
Černer677/
Cernai676/
Zernah676/
Zarnaj674/
Černih674/
Zernay673/
Černes672/
Černys672/
Zaerna672/
Cernajova672/
Cernna672/
Cerrna672/
Zearna671/
Černei671/
Cernij671/
Čornay671/

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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
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  • 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 Černaj
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