Fostenko Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Fostenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fostenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3371:135,08219,018
Russia1791:805,15766,011
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Moldova51:712,27439,996

Fostenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fostenko (Russian: Фостенко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fostenko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 592,650th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fostenko reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Fostenko is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 135,082. In Ukraine Fostenko is most common in: Kiev Oblast, where 26 percent are found, Kiev, where 22 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fostenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fostenko last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fostenko last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotenko9388/
Fastenko8851/
Foteenko8814/
Fotienko8811/
Fostenco883/
Festenko882/
Festienko821/
Fatenko80247/
Votenko807/
Fotenco802/
Fotemko801/
Feshthenko781/
Voitenko7515,080/
Voytenko759,146/
Fateenko7590/
Vustenko7532/
Fatienko753/
Vestenko751/
Vostenka751/
Fataenko751/
Vashtenko7116/
Vatenko674/
Voitenco63200/
Voytenco637/
Voytinko634/
Voytenka634/
Voštinka5016/
Vatenkha501/

Fostenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fostenko in the Russian language
Фостенкоfostenko-

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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 Fostenko
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