Dechenko Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dechenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Dechenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dechenko (Russian: Деченко) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechenko? popularity and diffusion

Dechenko is the 1,108,016th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dechenko are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 535,561. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 27 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 25 percent live and Cherkasy Oblast, where 12 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent live and Belarus, where 13 percent live.

Dechenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dechenko last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dechenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dechenko in the Russian language
Деченкоdecenko-

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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
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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 Dechenko
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