Ponomarenko Surname

6,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ponomarenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponomarenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine45,2981:1,00528
Russia38,9111:3,704418
Kazakhstan3,5411:4,994725
Belarus1,2951:7,3371,034
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Kyrgyzstan2801:21,3313,674
Transnistria2801:1,695201
Latvia2781:7,3741,053
Uzbekistan2181:141,8776,929
Moldova1231:28,9544,687
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Israel1141:75,0679,160
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Canada751:491,27542,011
Georgia611:61,4026,925
Lithuania501:60,6929,230
Australia381:710,41347,396
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
France341:1,953,609166,012
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
England141:3,979,861125,553
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama41:978,06412,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malta11:430,2723,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Ponomareńko (1) are calculated separately.

Ponomarenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponomarenko (Georgian: პონომარენკო, Russian: Пономаренко) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ponomareńko. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponomarenko? popularity and diffusion

Ponomarenko is the 6,190th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 79,661 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Ponomarenko live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 45,298 people, or 1 in 1,005. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 43 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Ponomarenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ponomarenko surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (97%) in Belarus, Orthodox (76%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ponomarenko surname are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Ponomarenko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $39,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponomarenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponomarenko in the Georgian language
პონომარენკოponomarenko-
Ponomarenko in the Russian language
Пономаренкоponomarenko-

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