Chernyak
Chernyak, Czerniak, Czarniak, Cherniak or Cherniack is a gender-neutral Slavic surname. It is derived from čьrnъ ("black").
Czerniak and Czarniak are the Polish variants, with Czerniak being about six times more common.
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Belarusian | Чарняк (Čarniak, Charniak, Charnyak) | |
| Polish | Czerniak ([ˈt͡ʂɛrnjak]) Czarniak ([ˈt͡ʂarnjak]) | |
| Russian (Romanization) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) | |
| Slovak | Černák | Černáková |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) | |
| Other | Čerňák, Černjak, Tcherniak, Tschernjak | |