Shestenko Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shestenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shestenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Shestenko Last Name Facts

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

Shestenko (Georgian: შესტენკო, Russian: Шестенко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shestenko.

How Common Is The Last Name Shestenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shestenko is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Shestenko occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Shestenko live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,167,249. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Kherson Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 15 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 3 percent reside.

Shestenko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shestenko surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shestenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shestenko in the Georgian language
შესტენკოshestenko-
Shestenko in the Russian language
Шестенкоsestenko-

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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
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  • 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 Shestenko
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