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Last name Cherny (Черный , Cherny , Чёрный ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Cherny is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, where it is quite a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a rare surname, and Russia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Cherny is the forename as well as the last name.