Dudnik Surname

46,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Dudnik Surname User-submission:

This surname is mostly found in Slavic countries. It originated in Russia and Ukraine, where it was originally spelled as Dudnikov. It refers to the wild celery (angelica) plant that, by legend, was a gift to people from the angels.

Dudnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,2521:15,5782,174
Kazakhstan4281:41,3145,430
Transnistria2551:1,862230
Belarus2171:43,7847,494
Uzbekistan1691:183,0137,308
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Poland1391:273,44433,454
Kyrgyzstan1181:50,6167,313
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Moldova981:36,3405,625
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Dudnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is mostly found in Slavic countries. It originated in Russia and Ukraine, where it was originally spelled as Dudnikov. It refers to the wild celery (angelica) plant that, by legend, was a gift to people from the angels.

- juliadudnik_

Dudnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dudnik (Georgian: დუდნიკ, Russian: Дудник) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dudnik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,768th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 657,602 people. Dudnik is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dudnik are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 9,252 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Russia Dudnik is mostly concentrated in: Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Dudnik exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Transnistria, where 2 percent live.

Dudnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dudnik last name are 7.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dudnik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dudnick92131/
Doudnik9248/
Dudniks9219/
Dudnyk8318,618/
Dudnic83803/
Dodnik836/
Didnik834/
Dudnek832/
Dudnikova804,926/
Dudnikowa801/
Dudniková801/
Dudnykh771/
Doudnikova757/
Dudnykova67791/
Dudnicova675/
Didnic674/
Dudnekova673/
Dudnyková672/
Dodnyk671/

Dudnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dudnik in the Georgian language
დუდნიკdudnik-
Dudnik in the Russian language
Дудникdudnik-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dudnik
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis