Tereshchenko Surname

10,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Tereshchenko Surname User-submission:

This is a common type of Ukrainian surname, and it is formed from the baptismal name Terenty. The suffix -enko means 'small', 'young man', 'son'. Therefore, Tereshchenko was understood as 'the son of Terenty.' Later, the ancient suffix -enko lost its direct meaning and was preserved only as a family suffix.

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Tereshchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine31,0171:1,46875
Russia22,5251:6,398805
Belarus1,8201:5,220687
Kazakhstan1781:99,34011,047
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Canada521:708,56956,910
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Georgia171:220,32612,417
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tereshchenko Surname Meaning

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This is a common type of Ukrainian surname, and it is formed from the baptismal name Terenty. The suffix -enko means 'small', 'young man', 'son'. Therefore, Tereshchenko was understood as 'the son of Terenty.' Later, the ancient suffix -enko lost its direct meaning and was preserved only as a family suffix.

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Tereshchenko Last Name Facts

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

Tereshchenko (Georgian: ტერეშჩენკო, Russian: Терешченко) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tereshchenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,066th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 130,414 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Tereshchenko reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 31,017 people, or 1 in 1,468. In Ukraine Tereshchenko is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 14 percent live, Kiev, where 12 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Tereshchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tereshchenko last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Others than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tereshchenko earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.01% less than the national average, earning $39,243 CAD per year.

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Tereshchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tereshchenko in the Georgian language
ტერეშჩენკოtereshchenko-
Tereshchenko in the Russian language
Терешченкоterescenko-

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