Rykush Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Rykush Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rykush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine641:711,29274,219
Russia301:4,804,102217,805

Rykush Last Name Facts

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

Rykush (Russian: Рыкуш) is found most in Ukraine. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rykush? popularity and diffusion

Rykush is the 1,918,812th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rykush live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 711,292. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 83 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Chernihiv Oblast, where 2 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rykus91152/
Rykhus83337/
Rekush8343/
Ryškus839/
Ryskus835/
Rikush832/
Ryku8010/
Rydkous7751/
Ryshkus7733/
Ryszkus7720/
Rekusch777/
Rychkus772/
Rykhaus771/
Reycush770/
Rekus731,074/
Rikus73142/
Rayku7392/
Rycus7359/
Rysku732/
Rekuh732/
Rykuc731/
Rykou731/
Rykusova7145/
Reckusch717/
Redkoush711/
Rickus67419/
Rekusz6780/
Raykos6766/
Rekosh6761/
Ryshku6752/
Redkus6741/
Rikhus6733/
Reckus6728/
Rekuis6721/
Riškus6713/
Rehkuh6713/
Reakus677/
Rekous675/
Rikouh674/
Rekuch674/
Reskus671/
Roykut671/
Rikkus671/
Rikous671/
Rykousova671/
Raykou671/
Rizkus671/
Reykou671/
Rickuh670/

Rykush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rykush in the Russian language
Рыкушrykus-

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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 Rykush
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