View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

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

The surname Rizhenko (Georgian: რიჟენკო, Russian: Риженко) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizhenko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,432,070^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Rizhenko occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Rizhenko are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 407,506. In Israel Rizhenko is most frequent in: Central District, where 24 percent reside, Judea and Samaria Area, where 24 percent reside and Southern District, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Israel Rizhenko occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Georgia, where 12 percent reside.

Rizhenko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rizhenko last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.