Rizhuk Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Rizhuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizhuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Rizhuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rizhuk (Russian: Рижук) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizhuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Rizhuk occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Rizhuk reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Rizhuk is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 21 percent are found, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 34 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 10 percent are found.

Rizhuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Rizhuk earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizuk912/
Ryzhuk832,995/
Hrizuk8349/
Richuk8321/
Rizhok8313/
Ruzhuk838/
Rezhuk835/
Rizouk833/
Raichuk77598/
Hryzhuk77380/
Hritzuk77186/
Roichuk7763/
Reichuk7736/
Ritchuk7716/
Hrezhuk7716/
Hrichuk775/
Rezchuk773/
Ridchuk773/
Ryzhukh771/
Reiczuk771/
Rezuk73165/
Ryzuk73121/
Rizok7362/
Risuk7333/
Rijuk736/
Ricuk733/
Ruzuk731/
Hrydzhuk71542/
Hredzhuk7164/
Hraichuk7123/
Hritchuk714/
Hreichuk714/
Ritchouk714/
Reitchuk711/
Riszczuk711/
Ritchuck711/
Reichuck711/
Rizouq675,673/
Rezouk67657/
Rizoug67609/
Ryzhok67218/
Ritsuk67192/
Ryciuk67139/
Rezuke6747/
Rychuk6744/
Ryziuk6744/
Hrisuk6734/
Rechuk6717/
Reizug6713/
Retzuk678/
Reczuk674/
Reziuk672/
Hricuk672/
Rizuic672/
Ruzauk672/
Risukh672/
Ryczuk672/
Redzuk672/
Raisuk671/
Roisuk671/
Hriszczuk671/
Rejhuk671/
Raitchuck671/
Riziug671/

Rizhuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizhuk in the Russian language
Рижукrizuk-

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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 Rizhuk
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