Timchenko Surname

31,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Timchenko Surname User-submission:

The surname Timchenko comes from the name Timko, a colloquial version of the canonical name Timofey, meaning 'who worships God' in ancient Greek. It is formed using the patronymic suffix -enko, before which there is a natural transition from k to ch.

Timchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia15,4691:9,3171,253
Kazakhstan5431:32,5644,465
Belarus4301:22,0953,727
Uzbekistan1361:227,4207,703
Kyrgyzstan1171:51,0487,357
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Israel991:86,44110,271
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Georgia411:91,3558,398
Transnistria321:14,8342,816
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
England71:7,959,723202,100
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Timchenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Timchenko comes from the name Timko, a colloquial version of the canonical name Timofey, meaning 'who worships God' in ancient Greek. It is formed using the patronymic suffix -enko, before which there is a natural transition from k to ch.

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Timchenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Timchenko (Georgian: ტიმჩენკო, Russian: Тимченко) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Timchenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,117th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 424,558 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Timchenko reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 15,469 people, or 1 in 9,317. In Russia Timchenko is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Russia Timchenko is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Timchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Timchenko last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (92%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Timchenko surname are 11.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Timchenko earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning $38,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Timchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timchenko in the Georgian language
ტიმჩენკოtimchenko-
Timchenko in the Russian language
Тимченкоtimcenko-

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