Chernyak
# 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) | Чарняк (Čarniak, Charniak, Charnyak) |
| Polish | Czerniak Czarniak | Czerniak Czarniak |
| Russian (Romanization) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) |
| Slovak | Černák | Černáková |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) | Черняк (Chernyak, Cherniak, Černiak) |
| Other | Čerňák, Černjak, Tcherniak, Tschernjak | Čerňák, Černjak, Tcherniak, Tschernjak |

## People

* Alexey Chernyak (born 1973), Russian politician
* Andrzej Czarniak (1931–1985), Polish alpine skier
* Boris Cherniak (born 1964), Russian-born comedy hypnotist, motivational speaker, entertainer, author, illusionist and hypnotherapist
* Christopher Cherniak, American philosophy academic
* Evgeniy Chernyak (born 1969), Ukrainian businessman
* Konrad Czerniak (born 1989), Polish swimmer
* Leah Cherniak (born 1956), Canadian playwright and theatre director
* Lindsay Czarniak (born 1977), American sports anchor and reporter
* Moshe Czerniak (1910–1984), Polish-Israeli chess master
* Nathalie Sarraute (born Natalya Chernyak, 1900–1999), French lawyer and writer
* Saul Cherniack (1917–2018), Canadian lawyer and politician
* Volodymyr Chernyak (1941–2021), Ukrainian politician
* Włodzimierz Czarniak (1934–1964), Polish alpine skier
* Yan Chernyak (1909–1995), World War II Soviet spy
* Brothers Tim Czerniak and Elis Czerniak of Halves (band)
