Černay Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Černay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Cernay (102) are calculated separately.

Černay Last Name Facts

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

Černay occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Cernay. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Černay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Černay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černay reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 130,157. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Bratislava Region, where 56 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 27 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernay94102/
Černy9134/
Černa9134/
Čierny83578/
Černaj83126/
Černai83113/
Černač83108/
Černyš8372/
Černey839/
Zernay833/
Černys832/
Černas831/
Čornay831/
Černayová8052/
Chernay77220/
Černych7798/
Csernay7793/
Czernay7793/
Černeha7727/
Černauš7716/
Černaji779/
Černytė775/
Cernaya775/
Zernaya773/
Çernaya773/
Černaja772/
Černaus771/
Cerna7359,963/
Černý7318,233/
Cerny7310,152/
Zerna737,897/
Černe732,183/
Černi73358/
Čarny7352/
Čorny737/
Čorna732/
Čirna731/
Chernaya718,235/
Cherrnay7126/
Černaitė712/
Chernayy712/
Zaernaya711/
Czerny675,596/
Cernea674,799/
Cherny673,454/
Cerney67924/
Cherna67372/
Czerna67351/
Tserna67334/
Cserny67302/
Zernyi67179/
Scerna67173/
Cierny67127/
Černajová67127/
Cernyh67125/
Černej67117/
Cernau6787/
Zerniy6785/
Černis6784/
Tschernay6775/
Čeremnych6774/
Cierna6761/
Čierná6750/
Zarnay6737/
Čierný6727/
Cernaa6720/
Černáš6718/
Černaiová6714/
Cerrny6712/
Černáč6711/
Zehrna6710/
Tserny678/
Černer677/
Cernayova677/
Tchernaya677/
Cernai676/
Zernah676/
Cernaj676/
Cerniy675/
Černih674/
Cernoy674/
Scerny674/
Černij674/
Tshernaya673/
Zerney672/
Černes672/
Cerrna672/
Cernna672/
Zaerna672/
Černeyová672/
Çerniy671/
Cearny671/
Chernoaya671/
Zearna671/
Cernyi671/
Černei671/

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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 Černay
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