Mishchenko Surname
Approximately 24,420 people bear this surname
Mishchenko Surname User-submission:
From Ukrainian 'mishchanyn' meaning 'citizen', 'nobleman' (a Burgher). Could also be from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael).
The '(en)ko' at the end implies 'son' or 'descendant', supposedly from a Turkic word.
Mishchenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 23,018 | 1:6,261 | 785 |
| Belarus | 866 | 1:10,971 | 1,668 |
| Israel | 102 | 1:83,898 | 10,034 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 1:232,664 | 20,860 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Abkhazia | 17 | 1:14,286 | 1,605 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Georgia | 14 | 1:267,539 | 13,476 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Mishchenko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From Ukrainian 'mishchanyn' meaning 'citizen', 'nobleman' (a Burgher). Could also be from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael).
The '(en)ko' at the end implies 'son' or 'descendant', supposedly from a Turkic word.
- deleted-173293(Ukrainian), Probably coming from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael); '-ko' is the equivallent to 'son' in English.
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Mishchenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mishchenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mishchenko (Georgian: მიშჩენკო, Russian: Мишченко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mishchenko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mishchenko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,265th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 298,425 people. The surname Mishchenko is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Mishchenko reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 23,018 people, or 1 in 6,261. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Moscow, where 5 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.
Mishchenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Mishchenko surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.45% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mishchenko earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning $35,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $55,594 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mishchenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mishchenko in the Georgian language | ||
| მიშჩენკო | mishchenko | - |
| Mishchenko in the Russian language | ||
| Мишченко | miscenko | - |
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