Surzhyk Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Surzhyk Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Ukrainian word surzhyk, meaning 'flour made from mixed grains'. It is also the name of a sociolect prominently spoken in Eastern and central northern Ukraine.

Surzhyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine9811:46,4046,738
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Surzhyk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Ukrainian word surzhyk, meaning 'flour made from mixed grains'. It is also the name of a sociolect prominently spoken in Eastern and central northern Ukraine.

- lsurjik

Surzhyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surzhyk (Russian: Суржык) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Surzhyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Surzhyk is the 365,723rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Surzhyk reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 981 people, or 1 in 46,404. In Ukraine Surzhyk is primarily concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 17 percent live, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 10 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Surzhyk exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suzhyk921/
Surzyk921/
Surzhik86700/
Surzhek8613/
Sudzhyk862/
Sudrzyk862/
Surczyk861/
Suzyk83115/
Suryk8345/
Surzhykova82469/
Zhurzhyk8052/
Siurczyk8011/
Szurczyk801/
Jurzyk77739/
Sutryk77467/
Shuryk7747/
Surzik776/
Surżyk771/
Suryck770/
Surzhkova7521/
Dzhurzhyk757/
Surzhikova711,100/
Surchik7149/
Chuzhyk7140/
Shutryk7113/
Schuryk7113/
Surchek7110/
Szutryk717/
Jurzzyk713/
Sorczyk712/
Dzhurdzhyk712/
Surshik711/
Surziks711/
Jurszyk711/
Surek671,458/
Shchuryk67548/
Susyk67470/
Surykova67439/
Surik67402/
Dziurzyk6763/
Suzik6745/
Zuzyk6735/
Zuryk6730/
Suzek6724/
Suzykova6721/
Shurshik6717/
Zhurzhik6712/
Surík6711/
Zhorzhyk6710/
Shurshykova677/
Chuzhykh675/
Chouzhyk673/
Shurchik672/
Sozyk672/
Suzhkova671/
Surchick671/
Churczyk671/

Surzhyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surzhyk in the Russian language
Суржыкsurzyk-

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