Buzhenko Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Buzhenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buzhenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3551:128,23318,120
Russia1351:1,067,57880,773
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Buzhenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buzhenko (Georgian: ბუჟენკო, Russian: Буженко) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buzhenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 611,703rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname Buzhenko is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Buzhenko reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 128,233. In Ukraine Buzhenko is most frequent in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 30 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 15 percent live and Cherkasy Oblast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Ukraine Buzhenko exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.

Buzhenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Buzhenko surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buzhenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buzhenko in the Georgian language
ბუჟენკოbuzhenko-
Buzhenko in the Russian language
Буженкоbuzenko-

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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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  • 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 Buzhenko
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