All over the world, Чернышев (Чернышов 
, Чернышев , Chernyshev 
) is a very rare boy's forename. The given name Чернышев is characteristic of Russia, where it is a very rare boy's name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Much more prevalently, Чернышев is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Чернышов, Чернышев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Chernyshev | Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Russia, United States, Latvia |
| Tchernychev | Costa Rica, Canada, France, United States |