Polenko Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Polenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
Ukraine731:623,59967,538
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Polenko Last Name Facts

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

Polenko (Russian: Поленко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Polenko are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,385,799. In Russia Polenko is mostly found in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 11 percent reside and Smolensk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 39 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Polenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Polenko surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Polenko 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polienko932,026/
Poleenko93149/
Polaenko931/
Polehenko88752/
Palenko86838/
Polynko86618/
Pulenko86388/
Polinko86198/
Pelenko86105/
Polenka8642/
Polenco864/
Polänko861/
Palienko80672/
Paulenko80129/
Polienco8011/
Paleenko8010/
Paslenko803/
Pehlenko803/
Pulienko802/
Patlenko801/
Polyonko801/
Polnco773/
Polehenka7520/
Palengkoi755/
Puhlaenko754/
Palengkod752/
Pulaenkoo751/
Polinka71489/
Palenka71162/
Palinko7196/
Pelenco7180/
Pelinko7167/
Pelenka7144/
Polynka7143/
Pelynko719/
Pulinko718/
Pulenco718/
Palenco718/
Palynko717/
Paleńko716/
Polynco713/
Polemka712/
Polenca712/
Polncos711/
Paulenka67225/
Palengka67193/
Palienco67120/
Palenkaš6798/
Palenkas6779/
Pelenkah6756/
Palyonko6749/
Pálenkáš6733/
Pálenkás6722/
Polinkas6719/
Paulenco6712/
Palinkos679/
Poglinco679/
Palinkod671/
Palingko671/
Paulinko671/
Palencod671/

Polenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polenko in the Russian language
Поленкоpolenko-

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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 Polenko
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