Rizhay Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rizhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Rizhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rizhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rizhay (Russian: Рижай) occurs most in Russia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizhay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Rizhay is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rizhay reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Rizhay is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rizhay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rizhay in the Russian language | ||
| Рижай | rizaj | - |
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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 Rizhay
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