Chizhek Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chizhek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
Chizhek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizhek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chizhek (Russian: Чижек) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizhek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chizhek is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Chizhek reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Chizhek is primarily found in: Moscow, where 38 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 38 percent live and Bryansk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chizhek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chizhek in the Russian language | ||
| Чижек | cizek | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chizhek
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