Safonenko Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Safonenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safonenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5401:266,89527,925
Ukraine2861:159,17022,047
Belarus1481:64,19610,673
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Safonenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safonenko (Russian: Сафоненко) is found most in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safonenko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 364,871st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. The surname Safonenko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Safonenko reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Safonenko is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 266,895. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 25 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 18 percent live and Republic of Khakassia, where 13 percent live. Excluding Russia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 29 percent live and Belarus, where 15 percent live.

Safonenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Safonenko last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Safonenko surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Safonenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safonenko in the Russian language
Сафоненкоsafonenko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safonenko
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