Dushkin Surname

180,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Dushkin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descended from Dushe or Dushke, a nickname for Devorah (Deborah).

Dushkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9241:74,9089,592
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Dushkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descended from Dushe or Dushke, a nickname for Devorah (Deborah).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Dushkin Last Name Facts

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

Dushkin (Russian: Душкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dushkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 180,115th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,078,811 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Dushkin live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 1,924 people, or 1 in 74,908. In Russia it is primarily found in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Kirov Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Moscow, where 7 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 3 percent reside.

Dushkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dushkin surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dushkin surname are 7.97% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dushkin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $52,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dushkina932,840/
Duschkin9345/
Dushkind938/
Deushkin931/
Duskin921,050/
Dushkkina881/
Daushkina881/
Deushkina881/
Dushkyn86251/
Duskina8661/
Dishkin8628/
Duschin8625/
Doshkin8612/
Duszkin867/
Duchkin863/
Dauskin860/
Dushshkina821/
Dushkyna80287/
Daushkyn805/
Dutchkin805/
Dushchin805/
Douchkin804/
Diskin773,576/
Doskin7770/
Duškin7716/
Duzkin771/
Daushkyna755/
Duskinova755/
Duschen71144/
Duškina7164/
Duisken7124/
Dooskin7116/
Duchkyn715/
Dushkenova715/
Dusquin711/
Disckin711/
Doshkyn711/
Dieskin710/
Duyseken675/
Diskienė671/
Deuschen670/
Duuschen670/

Dushkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dushkin in the Russian language
Душкинduskin-

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