Rizhak Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rizhak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Rizhak (10) may also be a first name.
Rizhak Demographics
Rizhak Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Rizhak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rizhak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rizhak (Russian: Рижак) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rizhak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizhak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Rizhak are found; 50 percent are found in North Asia and 50 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. Rizhak is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is most frequent in: Tyumen Oblast, where 43 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 29 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Besides Russia it exists in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent reside.
Rizhak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rizhak surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rizhak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rizhak in the Russian language | ||
| Рижак | rizak | - |
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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 Rizhak
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