Černjak Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Černjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 79 | 1:90,442 | 7,493 |
| Slovenia | 68 | 1:36,583 | 6,928 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
The alternate forms: Cernjak (53) & Ćernjak (1) are calculated separately.
Černjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Černjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Černjak is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Cernjak or Ćernjak. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Černjak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,328,442nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Černjak are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 90,442. In Serbia Černjak is primarily concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 63 percent live, West Bačka District, where 19 percent live and Srem District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 40 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cernjak | 95 | 53 | / |
| Ćernjak | 95 | 1 | / |
| Čerenjak | 93 | 2 | / |
| Černiak | 86 | 55 | / |
| Čornjak | 86 | 13 | / |
| Černjaková | 82 | 3 | / |
| Tšernjak | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tsernjak | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chernjak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchernjak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zornjak | 71 | 97 | / |
| Cerniak | 71 | 95 | / |
| Zerniak | 71 | 71 | / |
| Zernyak | 71 | 19 | / |
| Černiaková | 71 | 10 | / |
| Černiakova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Çernyak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cernyak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Černiák | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cernzak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cerneak | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cherniak | 67 | 12,347 | / |
| Chernyak | 67 | 10,898 | / |
| Czerniak | 67 | 10,881 | / |
| Cierniak | 67 | 3,160 | / |
| Zhernyak | 67 | 92 | / |
| Czernhak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Csernyak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsernzak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zcerniak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tšernjakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzerniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerniack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zierniak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Černjak
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