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Where Does The Last Name Ryzhan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ryzhan (Russian: Рыжан) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryzhan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,310,135^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ryzhan live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 505,808. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Ryzhan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ryzhan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.