Rizhko Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Rizhko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizhko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Rizhko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rizhko (Russian: Рижко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizhko? popularity and diffusion

Rizhko is the 2,185,341st most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Rizhko are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Rizhko is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,001,709. In Russia Rizhko is most common in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 35 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 19 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 3 percent live and Moldova, where 1 percent live.

Rizhko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rizhko last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.44% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizhkoz921/
Ryzhko833,711/
Richko83310/
Rezhko83197/
Riczko8367/
Ritzko8343/
Rizkoh8324/
Ruzhko8318/
Rizhka8311/
Raizko831/
Hriczko7775/
Ritchko7736/
Hritzko7731/
Ryzhkou774/
Hruzhko771/
Hryzhko771/
Ricko73267/
Ričko73261/
Rizco73128/
Rizqo7394/
Ryzko7335/
Rićko732/
Rižko731/
Rijko731/
Ritschko713/
Ryczko671,331/
Rychko67833/
Hricko67821/
Reczko67678/
Rizqoh67365/
Ritzka67342/
Ruczko67146/
Riczkó67143/
Ritsko67125/
Rizqah67120/
Ryzhka67109/
Rudzko6761/
Retzko6758/
Redzko6754/
Rizkah6741/
Riczka6733/
Rechko6731/
Ritzco6725/
Hričko6720/
Rydzko6712/
Rytzko6710/
Hryzko679/
Richco678/
Richka675/
Rezzko674/
Rezkoi672/
Rezkou672/
Ruizco671/
Ryzkho671/
Ritcko671/
Rezhka671/
Ryzcko671/

Rizhko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizhko in the Russian language
Рижкоrizko-

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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 Rizhko
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