Rizhenko Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Rizhenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizhenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel211:407,50632,346
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Georgia41:936,38624,100

Rizhenko Last Name Facts

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

Rizhenko (Georgian: რიჟენკო, Russian: Риженко) is most common in Israel. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizhenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rizhenko is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Rizhenko is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Rizhenko live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 407,506. In Israel Rizhenko is most frequent in: Central District, where 24 percent are found, Judea and Samaria Area, where 24 percent are found and Southern District, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Israel this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found.

Rizhenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rizhenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizhenko in the Georgian language
რიჟენკოrizhenko-
Rizhenko in the Russian language
Риженкоrizenko-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rizhenko
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