Rzhansky Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Rzhansky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Rzhansky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rzhansky Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rzhansky (Russian: Ржанский) is borne by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rzhansky? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rzhansky is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rzhansky are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Rzhansky is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 730,851. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Gomel Region, where 46 percent are found, Vitebsk Region, where 38 percent are found and Minsk, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Belarus this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 46 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rzhansky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rzhansky in the Russian language | ||
| Ржанский | rzanskij | - |
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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 Rzhansky
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