Skalenko Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Skalenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skalenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3941:115,54016,429
Russia3041:474,08944,216
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Skalenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skalenko (Russian: Скаленко) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skalenko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,804th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Skalenko reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 115,540. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 41 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 21 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 43 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Skalenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Skalenko last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkalenko94297/
Schkalenko894/
Skolenko8826/
Zkalenko881/
Skelenko881/
Shkolenko82824/
Chkalenko829/
Schkolenko7814/
Shkolienko781/
Školenko758/
Chkolenko712/
Shkolynko711/
Scolnko672/

Skalenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skalenko in the Russian language
Скаленкоskalenko-

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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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  • 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 Skalenko
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