Mishchuk Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Mishchuk Surname User-submission:

Possibly from Ukrainian 'mishchanyn' meaning 'citizen', 'nobleman' (a Burgher). Could also be from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael).

The 'chuk' at the end implies 'son' or 'descendant', supposedly from a Turkic word.

Mishchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1191:128,79615,217
Belarus2451:38,7806,676
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Israel181:475,42436,085
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mishchuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Possibly from Ukrainian 'mishchanyn' meaning 'citizen', 'nobleman' (a Burgher). Could also be from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael).

The 'chuk' at the end implies 'son' or 'descendant', supposedly from a Turkic word.

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(Ukrainian), Probably coming from a nickname for Mykhayl (Michael); '-chuk' (just like '-ko') is the equivallent to 'son' in English.

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Mishchuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mishchuk (Georgian: მიშჩუკ, Russian: Мишчук) is most common in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mishchuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,152nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,871,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Mishchuk reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 128,796. In Russia Mishchuk is primarily concentrated in: Volgograd Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Primorsky Krai, where 12 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Mishchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Mishchuk are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Mishchuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning $47,803 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mishchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mishchuk in the Georgian language
მიშჩუკmishchuk-
Mishchuk in the Russian language
Мишчукmiscuk-

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