Rishnyak Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Rishnyak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Rishnyak Demographics
Rishnyak Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Rishnyak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rishnyak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rishnyak (Russian: Ришняк) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rishnyak.
How Common Is The Last Name Rishnyak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Rishnyak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rishnyak live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 3,895,218. In Russia Rishnyak is mostly found in: Saint Petersburg, where 32 percent are found, Sevastopol, where 22 percent are found and Murmansk Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 25 percent are found and Moldova, where 9 percent are found.
Rishnyak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rishnyak last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reshnyak | 88 | 252 | / |
| Ryshnyak | 88 | 20 | / |
| Richnyak | 88 | 15 | / |
| Rushnyak | 88 | 2 | / |
| Rizhnyak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rischnjak | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rusnyak | 80 | 49 | / |
| Riznyak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Resnyak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rusznyak | 75 | 208 | / |
| Reshniak | 75 | 102 | / |
| Rezsnyak | 75 | 52 | / |
| Rychnyak | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rechnyak | 75 | 5 | / |
| Richniak | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ryzhnyak | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ritsnjak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reshnyakova | 74 | 3 | / |
| Reschnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Risneac | 67 | 63 | / |
| Rusnyák | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reznyak | 67 | 37 | / |
| Rusnjak | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rizniak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Resnjak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riznyakova | 67 | 1 | / |
Rishnyak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rishnyak in the Russian language | ||
| Ришняк | risnak | - |
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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
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- 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 Rishnyak
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