Nizhenko Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Nizhenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizhenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7471:192,93621,368
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nizhenko Last Name Facts

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

Nizhenko (Russian: Ниженко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nizhenko.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizhenko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 435,773rd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Nizhenko are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Nizhenko is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 192,936. In Russia Nizhenko is most frequent in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent live and Perm Krai, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Nizhenko occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Nizhenko Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Nizhenko are 18.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nizenko93160/
Nizienko88237/
Nezhenko88109/
Nuzhenko8869/
Nyzhenko8833/
Gnizenko881/
Niznko865/
Nudzhenko8218/
Nezhaenko821/
Nyzenko80335/
Nezenko80145/
Nicenko8013/
Nisenko806/
Nigenko801/
Nezhanko752/
Nitcenko752/
Naizenka751/
Niscenko751/
Gnigenko751/
Negienko751/
Nesisenko711/
Nesenko67123/
Nysychenko6718/
Nizonka679/
Nysenko677/
Nyzynko673/
Nesychenko673/
Nizinka671/
Nishnka671/
Nisenka671/
Nisanko671/
Nesanko671/

Nizhenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nizhenko in the Russian language
Ниженкоnizenko-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nizhenko
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