Shmelenko Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Shmelenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 42 | 1:11,302 | 2,219 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shmelenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmelenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shmelenko (Russian: Шмеленко) is borne by more people in Transnistria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmelenko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Shmelenko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Shmelenko reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Transnistria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 11,302. In Transnistria Shmelenko is most numerous in: Bender Municipality, where 100 percent live. Excluding Transnistria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Moldova, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shmehlenko | 95 | 13 | / |
| Shmlenko | 94 | 37 | / |
| Smelenko | 94 | 18 | / |
| Chmelenko | 89 | 303 | / |
| Shmalenko | 89 | 148 | / |
| Shmilenko | 89 | 31 | / |
| Shmolenko | 89 | 11 | / |
| Shmylenko | 89 | 10 | / |
| Shmyhlenko | 84 | 238 | / |
| Shmahlenko | 84 | 7 | / |
| Shmaylenko | 84 | 7 | / |
| Shmytlenko | 84 | 1 | / |
| Smolenko | 82 | 1,205 | / |
| Smylenko | 82 | 113 | / |
| Smalenko | 82 | 27 | / |
| Smilenko | 82 | 10 | / |
| Smelenco | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chmylenko | 78 | 480 | / |
| Smolienko | 78 | 135 | / |
| Chmilenko | 78 | 102 | / |
| Smahlenko | 78 | 94 | / |
| Smoylenko | 78 | 44 | / |
| Smyslenko | 78 | 26 | / |
| Smaylenko | 78 | 16 | / |
| Smoilenko | 78 | 5 | / |
| Smohlenko | 78 | 4 | / |
| Smailenko | 78 | 2 | / |
| Smalienko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dzhmylenko | 74 | 6 | / |
| Smolenco | 71 | 9 | / |
| Smilenco | 71 | 7 | / |
| Smoleńko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chmyłenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smolinka | 59 | 112 | / |
| Szmolinka | 56 | 24 | / |
Shmelenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shmelenko in the Russian language | ||
| Шмеленко | smelenko | - |
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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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- 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 Shmelenko
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