Saftenko Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Saftenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Saftenko 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
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Kyrgyzstan251:238,90622,569
Russia201:7,206,153275,629

Saftenko Last Name Facts

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

Saftenko (Russian: Сафтенко) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saftenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Saftenko are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Saftenko is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 758,712. In Ukraine Saftenko is most numerous in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 78 percent are found, Cherkasy Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

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
Savtenko88141/
Softenko8826/
Savthenko822/
Sovtenko751/
Shevtenko7181/
Shovtenko7118/
Shevthenko674/
Schevthenko631/
Zhovtenko59800/
Jovtenco505/

Saftenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saftenko in the Russian language
Сафтенкоsaftenko-

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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 Saftenko
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