Fomchenko Surname

165,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Fomchenko Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name Foma, a Russian variant of the name Thomas. The rest of the surname means 'descendant of'. Many surnames that end with -enkov(a) or -enkoff are the result of russification of Ukranian surnames ending with -enko, which happened often among Don Cossacks.

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Fomchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5231:94,63111,735
Belarus6451:14,7302,350
Ukraine3211:141,81519,869
Kazakhstan801:221,03120,099
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Fomchenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name Foma, a Russian variant of the name Thomas. The rest of the surname means 'descendant of'. Many surnames that end with -enkov(a) or -enkoff are the result of russification of Ukranian surnames ending with -enko, which happened often among Don Cossacks.

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Fomchenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fomchenko (Russian: Фомченко) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fomchenko? popularity and diffusion

Fomchenko is the 165,250th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,779,384 people. Fomchenko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fomchenko are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Fomchenko is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,523 people, or 1 in 94,631. In Russia Fomchenko is most common in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 7 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 25 percent reside and Ukraine, where 12 percent reside.

Fomchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (96%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fomchenko last name are 9.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.06% registered with the party.

Fomchenko earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fomchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fomchenko in the Russian language
Фомченкоfomcenko-

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