Ploshenko Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ploshenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploshenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603

Ploshenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ploshenko (Russian: Плошенко) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploshenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. Ploshenko is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ploshenko reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 260,130. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 50 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 9 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 8 percent live. Not including Ukraine Ploshenko exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Ploshenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ploshenko last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ploshenko last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ploshenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ploshenko in the Russian language
Плошенкоplosenko-

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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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  • 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 Ploshenko
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