Chudnovsky Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Chudnovsky Surname User-submission:

Chudnovsky is a Jewish surname, denoting dsomeone who came from Chudniv (Chudnov in Hebrew), the name of a small city in Ukraine, near the border of Poland (with unknown meaning).

Chudnovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3051:472,53544,091
Israel2521:33,9594,757
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Belarus921:103,27215,620
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chudnovsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chudnovsky is a Jewish surname, denoting dsomeone who came from Chudniv (Chudnov in Hebrew), the name of a small city in Ukraine, near the border of Poland (with unknown meaning).

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The Chudnowski surname refers todenotes a person from Chudnow, a town in Russia.

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Chudnovsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chudnovsky (Russian: Чудновский) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chudnovsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chudnovsky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 367,166th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname Chudnovsky is predominantly found in Asia, where 34 percent of Chudnovsky reside; 33 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 472,535. In Russia Chudnovsky is most numerous in: Moscow, where 18 percent are found, Leningrad Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 6 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Chudnovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Chudnovsky last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 38.24% registered with the party.

The amount Chudnovsky earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chudnovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chudnovsky in the Russian language
Чудновскийcudnovskij-

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Chudnovsky Reference & Research

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