Nizhevich Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nizhevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizhevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nizhevich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nizhevich (Russian: Нижевич) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizhevich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Nizhevich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Nizhevich are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Nizhevich is most commonly occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 101,075. In Belarus Nizhevich is most common in: Minsk Region, where 38 percent are found, Minsk, where 22 percent are found and Gomel Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Belarus this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 49 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nizhevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nizhevich surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nizhevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nizhevich in the Russian language
Нижевичnizevic-

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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
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  • 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 Nizhevich
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