Černec Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Černec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2021:12,3152,948
Lithuania101:303,45916,246

The alternate forms: Cernec (59) are calculated separately.

Černec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Černec is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cernec. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Černec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136,896th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Černec occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černec reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 12,315. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 43 percent reside, Drava, where 40 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernec9459/
Černek83532/
Černic83194/
Černej83117/
Zernec8375/
Čornec8311/
Černes832/
Černecova801/
Černych7798/
Cerneac7792/
Cerneck7748/
Czernec7744/
Černich778/
Zerneck775/
Cernecs771/
Černecková751/
Czerniec71898/
Czerneck7111/
Černík671,379/
Cernic67648/
Cernek67312/
Černič67248/
Černik67203/
Černegová67101/
Černis6784/
Čeremnych6774/
Černyš6772/
Černić6765/
Cernecova6760/
Zernetsch6744/
Zernek6718/
Zernic6713/
Cherneche6711/
Chernecke6710/
Zernez6710/
Cernej679/
Černicová675/
Černij674/
Zarnec674/
Černys672/
Černyj672/
Czerniecz671/
Czernecke671/
Černěk671/
Čarneg671/

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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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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Černec
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