Černak Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Černak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2291:31,2013,328
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Cernak (676), Černãk (1) & Cernák (3) are calculated separately.

Černak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Černak occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Cernak, Černãk or Cernák. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Černak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Černak is the 998,609th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černak are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 31,201. In Serbia it is most numerous in: North Banat District, where 40 percent reside, South Banat District, where 22 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Serbia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 8 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernak94676/
Černãk941/
Cernák893/
Černok83209/
Čornak832/
Černakova804/
Černaková803/
Chernak77742/
Csernak77218/
Zhernak77128/
Zernack7776/
Czernak7752/
Ciernak775/
Cernack775/
Cernauk771/
Cernaik771/
Cerneak770/
Chernack71241/
Chernhak7195/
Chernaik7157/
Zoernack7135/
Chernake7112/
Czernhak716/
Czernaik714/
Dzernack711/
Chernakh711/
Zchernak711/
Czhernak711/
Cherinnak67316/
Cernakova67101/
Cernac6785/
Cernok6749/
Cirnak6746/
Zornak6746/
Chernhake6732/
Zarnak6724/
Čornák6716/
Čarnák678/
Cyrnak677/
Čornok676/
Chernacke673/
Cernaková672/
Tschernak672/
Černokova671/
Černákova671/
Zernok671/
Cernaq671/

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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 Černak
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