Kuzmenko Surname

5,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kuzmenko Surname User-submission:

1)The surname 'Kuzmenko' is formed from the nickname (patronymic) 'Kuzmich'.

2)The surname 'Kuzmenko' is formed from the church name 'Kuzma' (more precisely, 'Kusma'). The name of Greek origin, meaning 'decoration, order, peace.

Kuzmenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia57,9661:2,486239
Ukraine46,9111:97027
Kazakhstan3,4271:5,160753
Belarus2,5891:3,670410
United States4521:801,90061,806
Kyrgyzstan3441:17,3623,101
Latvia2151:9,5351,413
Israel1761:48,6236,414
Uzbekistan1471:210,4027,541
Transnistria1271:3,738636
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Moldova871:40,9356,205
Lithuania761:39,9296,717
Georgia761:49,2836,219
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Canada591:624,50251,218
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Azerbaijan361:268,0316,422
Tajikistan351:239,6202,085
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England191:2,932,529101,561
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Abkhazia51:48,5732,868
China51:273,464,31313,838
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

The alternate forms: Kuzmenkó (1) are calculated separately.

Kuzmenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

1)The surname 'Kuzmenko' is formed from the nickname (patronymic) 'Kuzmich'.

2)The surname 'Kuzmenko' is formed from the church name 'Kuzma' (more precisely, 'Kusma'). The name of Greek origin, meaning 'decoration, order, peace.'

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Kuzmenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuzmenko (Georgian: კუზმენკო, Russian: Кузьменко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Kuzmenkó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuzmenko? popularity and diffusion

Kuzmenko is the 5,006th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,413 people. Kuzmenko is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kuzmenko are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 57,966 people, or 1 in 2,486. In Russia Kuzmenko is most prevalent in: Amur Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 8 percent reside. Beside Russia Kuzmenko exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 41 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Kuzmenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kuzmenko surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (87%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kuzmenko last name are 14.58% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuzmenko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuzmenkó961/
Kouzmenko9466/
Kuzmienko9423/
Kuz'menko9416/
Kuzjmenko941/
Kuzmenkko941/
Kuzmeenko941/
Kozmenko883,295/
Kusmenko8888/
Kuzmenka8874/
Kuzminko8812/
Kuzmemko885/
Cuzmenko884/
Kuzmenco883/
Kucmenko882/
Kuchmenko821,699/
Kushmenko827/
Kousmenko822/
Kozmienko821/
Cuzmenco75428/
Kosmenko75355/
Cucmenko751/
Kučmenka751/
Kozminko751/
Koshmenko7128/
Kuchminko715/
Cusmenco6360/
Kosmynko6327/
Cozmenco6313/
Kozmynka6310/
Kosmenka631/
Kosmynka50133/
Cosmenco5016/
Cozminco501/

Kuzmenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuzmenko in the Georgian language
კუზმენკოkuzmenko-
Kuzmenko in the Russian language
Кузьменкоkuzmenko-

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