Gishchak Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Greece

Gishchak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gishchak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Gishchak Last Name Facts

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

Gishchak is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gishchak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gishchak is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gishchak live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is most numerous in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 29 percent live, Belgorod Oblast, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 14 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 13 percent live.

Gishchak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishchak9363/
Gischak938/
Gushchak8832/
Hishchak882/
Ischak86756/
Gichak8664/
Ishcak863/
Gistschak822/
Yshchak80360/
Hischak8036/
Ngichak805/
Zischak803/
Istchak803/
Kgichak801/
Iszchak801/
Tgishak801/
Gisak7795/
Iscak7727/
Hyshchak75719/
Giszczak75439/
Heshchak752/
Ngoichak751/
Ceischak751/
Iskhak71965/
Sichak71646/
Isscak71196/
Cishak71173/
Ishhaq71116/
Eschak7166/
Gaisak7126/
Sishak7119/
Sechak7115/
Giesak7114/
Gitsak719/
Ngisak719/
Gescak713/
Jichak713/
Zichak712/
Giszak711/
Gieszczak711/
Giczak711/
Gechak711/
Jishak711/
Gijszczak711/
Izchak711/
Aiscak711/
Iszczak67112/
Soichak6784/
Soychak6782/
Yischaq6760/
Jeschak6728/
Yoschak6721/
Giszack6714/
Guissak678/
Zichack678/
Seichak677/
Hyschak677/
Hisczak676/
Geshake676/
Zishock675/
Sichaik673/
Ischouk672/
Itszhak671/
Heschak671/
Ishhaaq671/
Ishhaqu671/
Ishtsak671/
Eeshhak671/
Saychak671/
Gishoke671/
Gisakhe671/
Eshchakova671/
Cheushchak671/
Istczak671/
Sechaik671/
Zhychak671/
Jitchak671/
Hzheshchak671/

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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 Gishchak
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