Rudnik Surname

41,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rudnik Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who worked in a mine; dweller near a mine; one who came from Rudnik (red), the name of many places in Poland and Ukraine.

Rudnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,2661:5,231607
Russia1,6771:85,94110,788
Germany1,2221:65,8808,430
United States7131:508,35842,645
Brazil5821:367,82514,049
Belarus4271:22,2513,760
France1491:445,79064,161
Kazakhstan831:213,04219,554
England571:977,51048,999
Slovenia561:44,4237,782
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Canada431:856,87466,382
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Israel221:388,98331,283
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway121:428,52437,411
Austria121:709,62061,025
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Rudník (1) & Rúdnik (1) are calculated separately.

Rudnik Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who worked in a mine; dweller near a mine; one who came from Rudnik (red), the name of many places in Poland and Ukraine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rudnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudnik (Georgian: რუდნიკ, Russian: Рудник) is found most in Poland. It can occur in the variant forms: Rudník or Rúdnik. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,450th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 578,652 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rudnik reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Rudnik is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 7,266 people, or 1 in 5,231. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Rudnik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rudnik has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rudnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rudnik last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rudnik are 3.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rudnik earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning 180,134 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $47,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning $59,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudník941/
Rúdnik941/
Rudnick926,200/
Hrudnik9227/
Rudniks9215/
Roudnik922/
Rudnike922/
Rudnitk921/
Rudnaik921/
Rudnicke8633/
Roudnick863/
Rudinnik861/
Rudnicks861/
Ruddnick861/
Reudnick860/
Rudnyk834,024/
Rudnic83209/
Rodnik8373/
Ridnik8341/
Rudnig8313/
Rudnek831/
Rudnikova80586/
Rudniková802/
Rudnykh77626/
Hrudník7736/
Hrudnyk778/
Ridnick775/
Rudneck772/
Raudnic771/
Rudneak771/
Hrudnikova751/
Roodnick7140/
Hrudnyck712/
Rudnykova67107/
Rudnekova6736/
Rudnicova672/
Hrudníková6354/
Hrudnykova639/
Rodnykh62194/
Hrodnyk6269/
Ridnykh6220/

Rudnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudnik in the Georgian language
რუდნიკrudnik-
Rudnik in the Russian language
Рудникrudnik-

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