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Where Does The Last Name Nizhenko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nizhenko (Russian: Ниженко) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizhenko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 435,773^rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Nizhenko reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 192,936. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent live and Perm Krai, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Nizhenko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nizhenko last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.