Pezhenko Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Pezhenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 75 | 1:606,969 | 66,274 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
Pezhenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pezhenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pezhenko (Russian: Пеженко) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pezhenko? popularity and diffusion
Pezhenko is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pezhenko are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 606,969. In Ukraine Pezhenko is mostly concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 76 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 23 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine it is found in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perzhenko | 94 | 13 | / |
| Pezenko | 93 | 2 | / |
| Pyzhenko | 88 | 524 | / |
| Pozhenko | 88 | 91 | / |
| Pizhenko | 88 | 40 | / |
| Pazhenko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pyrzhenko | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pesenko | 80 | 718 | / |
| Pecenko | 80 | 97 | / |
| Pezenka | 80 | 62 | / |
| Pezanko | 80 | 25 | / |
| Pizenko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pezonko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pyzenko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pedcenko | 75 | 55 | / |
| Pescenko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pieczonko | 71 | 45 | / |
| Pegenkopf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pecenka | 67 | 508 | / |
| Pysenko | 67 | 178 | / |
| Pisenko | 67 | 118 | / |
| Pesenka | 67 | 85 | / |
| Pecenco | 67 | 72 | / |
| Pezinka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pigenko | 67 | 12 | / |
| Picenko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pijenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pezanka | 67 | 1 | / |
Pezhenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pezhenko in the Russian language | ||
| Пеженко | pezenko | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pezhenko
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