Shafarenko Surname

289,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shafarenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafarenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6251:72,83610,440
Belarus5871:16,1862,617
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shafarenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafarenko (Russian: Шафаренко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafarenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafarenko is the 289,472nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,504,189 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shafarenko live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 625 people, or 1 in 72,836. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Kiev, where 17 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 44 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Shafarenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shafarenko last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shafarenko last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the party.

Shafarenko earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.84% less than the national average, earning $34,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafarenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafarenko in the Russian language
Шафаренкоsafarenko-

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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 Shafarenko
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