Čierny Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Čierny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čierny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia5111:10,4431,247
Czechia671:158,70824,305

The alternate forms: Cierny (127) & Čierný (27) are calculated separately.

Čierny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čierny has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may appear in the variant forms: Cierny or Čierný. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čierny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,088th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čierny live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 10,443. In Slovakia Čierny is mostly concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 32 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 31 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cierny94127/
Čierný9427/
Černy9134/
Čierna83588/
Černyš8372/
Čierná8350/
Černay8343/
Černey839/
Černys832/
Černych7798/
Csierny776/
Černytė775/
Cierney772/
Scierny771/
Černý7318,233/
Cerny7310,152/
Černe732,183/
Černi73358/
Černa7334/
Zirny7324/
Cirny739/
Čurny731/
Čirna731/
Czerny675,596/
Cherny673,454/
Cerney67924/
Cserny67302/
Zernyi67179/
Černaj67126/
Cernyh67125/
Černej67117/
Černai67113/
Cernay67102/
Zerniy6785/
Černis6784/
Čeremnych6774/
Cierna6761/
Černayová6752/
Cerrny6712/
Zuerny679/
Tserny678/
Černer677/
Cerniy675/
Zirniy675/
Černih674/
Černij674/
Cierná674/
Scerny674/
Zirney674/
Cernoy674/
Zierne673/
Cirney673/
Zernay673/
Zerney672/
Černeyová672/
Černes672/
Çerniy671/
Cernyi671/
Černei671/
Cairny671/
Cearny671/
Chirny670/

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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 Čierny
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