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 surname Rzhansky (Russian: Ржанский) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rzhansky? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Rzhansky is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rzhansky reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 730,851. In Belarus Rzhansky is most common in: Gomel Region, where 46 percent are found, Vitebsk Region, where 38 percent are found and Minsk, where 8 percent are found. Other than Belarus this surname exists 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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