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Family name Chernyi (Черный , Чёрный , Chernyi ) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Chernyi is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, where it is quite a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a rare surname, and Russia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Chernyi is the forename as well as the last name.