Čerňan Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Čerňan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čerňan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2921:18,2762,764
Czechia251:425,33947,625

The alternate forms: Ćerňan (1) are calculated separately.

Čerňan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čerňan is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ćerňan. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čerňan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čerňan is the 858,879th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čerňan live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 18,276. In Slovakia Čerňan is most frequent in: Žilina Region, where 61 percent reside, Trenčín Region, where 26 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćerňan941/
Čeran9122/
Čergan831/
Ceran7312,194/
Zeran731,368/
Ćeran73717/
Čaran739/
Čoran739/
Ceyran673,314/
Cheran67817/
Zehran67509/
Zerahn67166/
Cerain67105/
Zerain67104/
Cerean6791/
Cerhan6778/
Zieran6777/
Cerzan6724/
Czeran6723/
Zerhan6721/
Tseran6720/
Cerran6713/
Zeyran6710/
Zeeran677/
Dzeran675/
Dseran675/
Ţerean674/
Zerran674/
Zheran673/
Zorňan672/
Cieran672/
Ceiran672/
Ceeran671/
Cearan671/
Tzeran671/
Zeiran671/
Ceraín671/
Čerāne671/
Zaeran671/
Sceran671/
Cehran671/

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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 Čerňan
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