Černi Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Černi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Černi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1741:24,3025,053
Slovenia1551:16,0503,761
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608

The alternate forms: Cerni (777) & Ćerni (2) are calculated separately.

Černi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Černi occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Cerni or Ćerni. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Černi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 788,513th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černi live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 24,302. In Croatia Černi is most numerous in: Virovitica-Podravina County, where 26 percent live, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 17 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent live. Not including Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 43 percent live and Serbia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerni93777/
Ćerni932/
Černai91113/
Černis9184/
Černij914/
Černih914/
Černei911/
Černich838/
Černý8018,233/
Černe802,183/
Zerni80382/
Čarni80112/
Čorni8061/
Černy8034/
Černa8034/
Černaitė772/
Cernei733,893/
Cherni731,300/
Cserni73583/
Čierny73578/
Zernyi73179/
Scerni73155/
Černaj73126/
Černej73117/
Cernih73107/
Cernii73104/
Zerniy7385/
Černyš7372/
Černay7343/
Czerni7335/
Čierný7327/
Cernie7325/
Čornij7321/
Tserni739/
Černey739/
Černer737/
Cernai736/
Cerniy735/
Černes732/
Černys732/
Zernii732/
Cernyi731/
Zergni731/
Zernei731/
Cernij731/
Çerniy731/
Zernie731/
Černaiová7114/
Černeiová713/
Chernyi6722,417/
Chernei671,272/
Cherniy67911/
Chernai67719/
Csernai67423/
Csernyi67354/
Czernij67187/
Chernih67159/
Černych6798/
Csernei6745/
Czernio6739/
Chernii6731/
Černeha6727/
Chernoi6725/
Tcherni6724/
Czernai6712/
Chernij6710/
Černytė675/
Czernie675/
Czerniś672/
Cearnih672/
Tsernei672/
Černaja672/
Czernei672/
Zernieh671/
Ciernio671/
Tšernii671/
Chernui671/

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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 Černi
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