Rizhvadze Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Rizhvadze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizhvadze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia4491:8,3421,883
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Rizhvadze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizhvadze (Georgian: რიჟვაძე, Russian: Рижвадзе) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizhvadze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. Rizhvadze is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rizhvadze live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most common in Georgia, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 8,342. In Georgia Rizhvadze is most prevalent in: Adjara, where 78 percent reside, Guria, where 11 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Georgia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Abkhazia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rzhavidze781/
Ruzvazi632/
Rzhavets597/
Ruizvaca591/
Rozhovets5659/
Rozhyvets5635/
Rozhevets5623/
Rozhavets5612/
Rozhivets5611/
Rzhevetsa561/
Rusvazi5012/

Rizhvadze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizhvadze in the Georgian language
რიჟვაძეrizhvadze-
Rizhvadze in the Russian language
Рижвадзеrizvadze-

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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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  • 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 Rizhvadze
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