Černej Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Černej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1101:48,5139,303
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Cernej (9) are calculated separately.

Černej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Černej occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Cernej. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Černej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Černej reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 48,513. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Trenčín Region, where 66 percent reside, Košice Region, where 33 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia Černej is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 3 percent reside and Slovenia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernej949/
Černe912,183/
Černec83212/
Černaj83126/
Čornej83116/
Černey839/
Černer837/
Černij834/
Černes832/
Černyj832/
Černei831/
Černejová80102/
Černeha7727/
Černaji779/
Černaja772/
Csernej771/
Czernej771/
Cerneja771/
Cernejo771/
Černý7318,233/
Zerne732,859/
Cerne731,282/
Černi73358/
Černy7334/
Černa7334/
Cernea674,799/
Cernei673,893/
Cherne671,451/
Cerney67924/
Čierny67578/
Černič67248/
Černic67194/
Tserne67173/
Černajová67127/
Černai67113/
Černis6784/
Černyš6772/
Černay6743/
Čierný6727/
Cernie6725/
Čornij6721/
Cernaj676/
Scerne676/
Černih674/
Zerneh674/
Černeiová673/
Zierne673/
Czerne672/
Zerney672/
Černys672/
Černeyová672/
Zergne671/
Cernee671/
Zernie671/
Cernij671/
Cerneu671/
Zernei671/

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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
  • 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 Černej
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