Černek Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Černek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4051:13,1761,754
Czechia1111:95,79715,936
Serbia161:446,55918,714

The alternate forms: Cernek (312) & Černěk (1) are calculated separately.

Černek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Černek is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Cernek or Černěk. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Černek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 587,571st most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name Černek is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Černek reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 13,176. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Trnava Region, where 50 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 35 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 21 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cernek94312/
Černěk941/
Černík831,379/
Černec83212/
Černik83203/
Zernek8318/
Czernek772,407/
Čiernik77292/
Chernek77144/
Cerneck7748/
Čierník7721/
Csernek7711/
Zerneck775/
Cerneak770/
Černejková751/
Černecková751/
Czerneck7111/
Tserneke717/
Cernik67830/
Cyrnek67393/
Zernik67199/
Černic67194/
Černegová67101/
Černikova6784/
Zernec6775/
Cernec6759/
Černiková6742/
Cernekova6730/
Tschernek6717/
Zernyk6715/
Chernecke6710/
Cernyk672/
Çernik671/
Černecova671/
Černěková671/
Czernecke671/
Cerneková671/
Csierniek671/

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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 Černek
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