Pavlenko Surname

5,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pavlenko Surname User-submission:

Pavlenko is a Ukrainian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Pavlo or Pavel'.

Pavlenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia50,8971:2,832289
Ukraine49,1821:92623
Kazakhstan5,1571:3,429433
Belarus2,0901:4,546560
Kyrgyzstan5541:10,7811,974
Transnistria4751:99980
United States4501:805,46462,023
Uzbekistan3701:83,5926,465
Moldova2131:16,7202,866
Israel1781:48,0776,361
Latvia1761:11,6481,730
Estonia1461:9,0531,249
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Georgia761:49,2836,219
Spain721:649,33429,324
France711:935,531107,040
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Azerbaijan611:158,1824,552
Lithuania581:52,3208,307
Australia321:843,61652,533
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
England251:2,228,72284,230
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Armenia161:183,1365,171
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Ossetia71:7,633810
Finland71:785,24338,644
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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

Pavlenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pavlenko is a Ukrainian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Pavlo or Pavel'.

- haffman97

Pavlenko Last Name Facts

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

Pavlenko (Georgian: პავლენკო, Russian: Павленко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Pavļenko. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pavlenko is the 5,104th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 65,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pavlenko live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 50,897 people, or 1 in 2,832. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Russia it occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 44 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Pavlenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pavlenko last name are 10.01% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pavlenko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavļenko961/
Pavlienko94100/
Pavlenkko942/
Pavluenko942/
Pauvlenko941/
Pavlenkou941/
Pavleenko941/
Pavlnko937/
Pavlenco881,053/
Pawlenko88300/
Povlenko88154/
Pavlenka88132/
Pavlinko8844/
Pavlynko883/
Pavlemko883/
Pablenko882/
Pavlienco821/
Pavlyonko821/
Pawlenka7573/
Povlinko7515/
Powlenko7511/
Pavlinka752/
Pawlinko751/
Pawleńko751/
Pawlenco751/
Pawlemko751/
Pawlinka6338/
Pawlęka535/

Pavlenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pavlenko in the Georgian language
პავლენკოpavlenko-
Pavlenko in the Russian language
Павленкоpavlenko-

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