Babenko Surname

8,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Babenko Surname User-submission:

The Ukrainian surname Babenko is derived from the word baba, meaning 'grandmother' or 'old woman'. This name thus means 'son of an old woman'. It could also be a nickname for an old man.

Babenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine30,3671:1,49979
Russia28,5751:5,044615
Kazakhstan7,7751:2,274252
Belarus5501:17,2752,831
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Kyrgyzstan2121:28,1734,619
Transnistria1691:2,809433
Latvia1501:13,6672,029
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Canada401:921,14070,350
England401:1,392,95161,553
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Babeńko (14) are calculated separately.

Babenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ukrainian surname Babenko is derived from the word baba, meaning 'grandmother' or 'old woman'. This name thus means 'son of an old woman'. It could also be a nickname for an old man.

- haffman97

Babenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Babenko (Georgian: ბაბენკო, Russian: Бабенко) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Babeńko. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babenko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,278th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 105,947 people. Babenko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Babenko live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 30,367 people, or 1 in 1,499. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 42 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live.

Babenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (97%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Babenko surname are 11.81% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Babenko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.87% less than the national average, earning 170,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.73% less than the national average, earning R 221,640 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babeńko9514/
Babienko93254/
Babaenko93230/
Babuenko936/
Baybenko935/
Baibenko934/
Babenkop932/
Babencko932/
Babenkoa931/
Bobenko861,012/
Babenco86652/
Babynko8693/
Babenka8624/
Bebenko8618/
Babinko8613/
Vabenko862/
Babemko861/
Bobienko8060/
Babienco8017/
Babieńko808/
Bampenko805/
Babuinko801/
Babienka801/
Babencot800/
Babinka7199/
Bobynko7121/
Bobenco719/
Bobinko718/
Bebenco716/
Bobenka712/
Babyńko711/
Babynka711/
Bobeńko711/
Babincká672/
Babingka671/
Babingkat638/
Bobyńko574/
Bebenca574/
Bobynka571/
Babincau531/
Babincaux501/

Babenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babenko in the Georgian language
ბაბენკოbabenko-
Babenko in the Russian language
Бабенкоbabenko-

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