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Where Does The Last Name Poleshko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Poleshko (Russian: Полешко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poleshko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 257,425^th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Poleshko are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 67,441. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 21 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 15 percent live and Kiev, where 10 percent live. Beside Ukraine this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent live and Belarus, where 25 percent live.

Poleshko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Poleshko last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Poleshko last name are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the political party.