Petlenko Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petlenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6001:75,87110,876
Russia1951:739,09362,034
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petlenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petlenko (Georgian: პეტლენკო, Russian: Петленко) is found most in Ukraine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlenko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 424,145th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Petlenko live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 75,871. In Ukraine Petlenko is mostly found in: Sumy Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Petlenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Petlenko last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petlenko surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petlenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petlenko in the Georgian language
პეტლენკოpetlenko-
Petlenko in the Russian language
Петленкоpetlenko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petlenko
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