Černy Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Černy Surname User-submission:

The Černy surname is derived from the Slavic word crni, meaning 'black'.

Černy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Černý (18,233), Cerny (10,152), Ćerný (47) & Cerný (3) are calculated separately.

Černy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Černy surname is derived from the Slavic word crni, meaning 'black'.

- haffman97

Černy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Černy is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Černý, Cerny, Ćerný or Cerný. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Černy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Černy occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Černy reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia it is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 74 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 15 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 9 percent reside and Slovakia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Černý9318,233/
Cerny9310,152/
Čierny91578/
Černyš9172/
Černay9143/
Černey919/
Černys912/
Ćerný8747/
Cerný873/
Černych8398/
Černytė835/
Černe802,183/
Černi80358/
Čarny8052/
Černa8034/
Čorny807/
Czerny735,596/
Cherny733,454/
Cerney73924/
Cserny73302/
Zernyi73179/
Cierny73127/
Černaj73126/
Cernyh73125/
Černej73117/
Černai73113/
Cernay73102/
Zerniy7385/
Černis7384/
Čierný7327/
Cerrny7312/
Tserny738/
Černer737/
Cerniy735/
Černij734/
Scerny734/
Cernoy734/
Černih734/
Zernay733/
Černes732/
Zerney732/
Černei731/
Čornay731/
Cernyi731/
Çerniy731/
Cearny731/
Čeremnych7174/
Černayová7152/
Černeyová712/
Chernyi6722,417/
Chernyy678,221/
Cherney674,108/
Cherniy67911/
Csernyi67354/
Chernay67220/
Chernyh67207/
Czerney67125/
Czernay6793/
Csernay6793/
Chernoy6748/
Černeha6727/
Cearney679/
Tcherny678/
Černich678/
Csierny676/
Cserney674/
Cierney672/
Czernys672/
Černaja672/
Chernéy671/
Scierny671/
Trzerny671/
Chearny670/
Cherrny670/
Cernney670/
Scearny670/

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