Polozhaenko Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polozhaenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Polozhaenko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831

Polozhaenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polozhaenko (Russian: Положаенко) is most common in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polozhaenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polozhaenko is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polozhaenko reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 1,385,799. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kursk Oblast, where 70 percent live, Yaroslavl Oblast, where 25 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 1 percent live. Besides Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polozhenko95246/
Polozhienko913/
Polazhenko863/
Polezhanko861/
Polezhenko861/
Palazhenko76171/
Palazhuenko732/
Palazyenko676/
Palageychenko582/

Polozhaenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polozhaenko in the Russian language
Положаенкоpolozaenko-

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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 Polozhaenko
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