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 surname Petlenko (Georgian: პეტლენკო, Russian: Петленко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,145th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The surname Petlenko is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Petlenko reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Petlenko is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 75,871. In Ukraine Petlenko is mostly concentrated in: Sumy Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Petlenko Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Petlenko are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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