Nikitenko Surname

18,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Nikitenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nikitenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia22,1091:6,519827
Belarus3,9531:2,404198
Kazakhstan2,1121:8,3721,295
Kyrgyzstan4131:14,4622,642
Latvia1701:12,0591,789
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Lithuania1371:22,1504,006
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Israel471:182,07718,133
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Georgia211:178,35911,356
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
England111:5,065,278148,650
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Nikiteńko (2) & Nikitěnko (1) are calculated separately.

Nikitenko Last Name Facts

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

Nikitenko (Georgian: ნიკიტენკო, Russian: Никитенко) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Nikiteńko or Nikitěnko. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nikitenko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,586th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 245,786 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Nikitenko live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 22,109 people, or 1 in 6,519. In Russia Nikitenko is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Barring Russia it exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.

Nikitenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nikitenko surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nikitenko last name are 14.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60.9% registered with the political party.

Nikitenko earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $39,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nikitenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nikitenko in the Georgian language
ნიკიტენკოnikitenko-
Nikitenko in the Russian language
Никитенкоnikitenko-

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Footnotes

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