Ryzhko Surname

123,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Ryzhko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryzhko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,5581:17,7962,431
Belarus5741:16,5522,686
Russia5431:265,42027,801
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Ryzhko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ryzhko (Russian: Рыжко) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryzhko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,084th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,963,769 people. Ryzhko occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ryzhko live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,558 people, or 1 in 17,796. In Ukraine Ryzhko is mostly found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 23 percent live, Volyn Oblast, where 15 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent live. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Ryzhko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Ryzhko last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryzhkou924/
Hryzhko921/
Ryzko9135/
Ryczko831,331/
Rychko83833/
Rezhko83197/
Ryzhka83109/
Rizhko8375/
Rydzko8312/
Rytzko8310/
Hryzko839/
Ryzkho831/
Ryzcko831/
Hrychko77116/
Hryczko7710/
Rzyczko776/
Rytchko772/
Hrytzko771/
Rizhkoz771/
Rychkoi771/
Rycko73330/
Ryžko734/
Ryżko734/
Ryćko732/
Ryzco731/
Rychka671,023/
Reczko67678/
Hrycko67350/
Richko67310/
Riczko6767/
Rytsko6762/
Retzko6758/
Redzko6754/
Ritzko6743/
Hryćko6732/
Rechko6731/
Rizkoh6724/
Roycko6719/
Rizhka6711/
Ryczka675/
Rezzko674/
Rezkou672/
Rezkoi672/
Raizko671/
Rezhka671/
Rytzka671/
Royjko671/

Ryzhko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ryzhko in the Russian language
Рыжкоryzko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ryzhko
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