Chizh Surname

76,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Chizh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chizh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,2701:33,7524,584
Belarus1,7931:5,299702
Kazakhstan1481:119,47612,669
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
England61:9,286,343223,652
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Chizh (57) may also be a first name.

Chizh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chizh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chizh (Georgian: ჩიჟ, Russian: Чиж) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chizh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,855th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,143,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Chizh live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Chizh is also the 1,308,380th most widely held forename globally, held by 57 people.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 4,270 people, or 1 in 33,752. In Russia Chizh is most common in: Omsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent reside and Moscow, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 28 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Chizh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chizh last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chizh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.82% more than the national average, earning $59,898 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchizh911/
Chiz89331/
Chyzh805,809/
Chich803,222/
Chitz801,144/
Chish80593/
Chize80230/
Chuiz80133/
Chaiz8023/
Zhizh808/
Khizh806/
Chiez806/
Chizz805/
Cheiz805/
Chicz804/
Chisz802/
Chezh802/
Hidzh802/
Chizd801/
Choiz801/
Heizh801/
Hsizh801/
Chihs801/
Chizhova7712,056/
Chizhowa77206/
Hiz7579/
Chiche736,592/
Chaize732,637/
Tchich73822/
Chaich73472/
Choitz73280/
Chuich7343/
Cheich7340/
Cheuzh7334/
Cheize7327/
Choich7316/
Dchich7313/
Chaitz736/
Chairz735/
Tchize735/
Hchich735/
Shizhe735/
Chuish732/
Chichì732/
Khidzh732/
Choicz731/
Cherzh731/
Cheish731/
Chichs731/
Chidch731/
Chihci731/
Cuizhe731/
Heitzh731/
Chaish731/
Chaisz731/
Chierz731/
Chiosz731/
Huizhe731/
Cheitz730/
Chisch730/
Choish730/
Chittz730/
Chis6710,820/
Hitz676,454/
Chic673,554/
Chez671,611/
Hish671,528/
Chiş671,419/
Heiz671,087/
Cisz671,022/
Hirz67950/
Chij67927/
Chaiche67370/
Haiz67294/
Ciez67253/
Chyz67165/
Hchiche67141/
Jizh67122/
Cize6791/
Tschich6767/
Hicz6760/
Hize6741/
Cirz6737/
Hyzh6722/
Chizova6715/
Cezh6714/
Cheiche6712/
Huiz6711/
Hihs6710/
Hisz679/
Chix679/
Hoiz677/
Chizowa676/
Schuize676/
Hijh675/
Sizh674/
Chitche673/
Chhitch673/
Hidz673/
Tcheich672/
T'Chich672/
Tchaize672/
Gizh672/
Cziz672/
Cjzh672/
Kizh671/
Chihche671/
Cizhova671/
Scheize671/
Tciz671/
Hizz671/
Tchuize671/
Tchitch671/
Chiż671/
Cizj671/

Chizh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chizh in the Georgian language
ჩიჟchizh-
Chizh in the Russian language
Чижciz-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chizh
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