Voitenko Surname

35,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Voitenko Surname User-submission:

This is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of Voyt. It is derived from the Polish word wójt, meaning 'village mayor' (in German, vogt).

Voitenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine14,7301:3,090268
Russia1231:1,171,73286,402
Latvia711:28,8744,428
Lithuania611:49,7477,980
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Voitenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of Voyt. It is derived from the Polish word wójt, meaning 'village mayor' (in German, vogt).

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Voitenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voitenko (Georgian: ვოიტენკო, Russian: Воитенко) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Voitenko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voitenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,075th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 483,259 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Voitenko live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 14,730 people, or 1 in 3,090. In Ukraine Voitenko is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Kiev, where 12 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Voitenko is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Latvia, where 0 percent reside.

Voitenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Voitenko last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.44% registered to vote for the political party.

Voitenko earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voyitenko942/
Vitenko93639/
Votenko937/
Voytenko889,146/
Voitenco88200/
Voicenko8857/
Vojtenko8846/
Boitenko8818/
Woitenko8810/
Vaitenko8810/
Voisenko882/
Voihenko882/
Veitenko882/
Vithenko881/
Vituenko881/
Vienko8671/
Voenko8633/
Voinko861/
Voichenko821,566/
Hvostenko827/
Vytenko801,916/
Botenko80138/
Fotenko8088/
Fitenko8087/
Witenko8071/
Bitenko8048/
Vitenco8026/
Vatenko804/
Boienko803/
Vicenko803/
Vosenko802/
Voyenko801/
Vetenko801/
Vaienko801/
Vonko778/
Fostenko75526/
Whitenko7563/
Boutenko7552/
Wojtenko7547/
Vaytenko7539/
Botienko7537/
Boytenko7534/
Woytenko7534/
Foteenko7514/
Fotienko7511/
Vichenko758/
Vasienko758/
Voytenco757/
Voytenka754/
Vochenko754/
Fistenko754/
Voytinko754/
Wijtenko754/
Bitienko753/
Viotenco752/
Voicenco752/
Voysenko751/
Boihenko751/
Bothenko751/
Vojcenko751/
Vestenko751/
Vaicenko751/
Vojtemko751/
Vostenka751/
Voychenko712,258/
Vyenko71214/
Voschenko7178/
Vuichenko7159/
Vienco7158/
Viengkhou7157/
Woinko7133/
Veenko7116/
Vashtenko7116/
Boshtenko7114/
Hvostenco7111/
Vischenko717/
Vaichenko716/
Voenco714/
Biyatenko713/
Vaenko713/
Vozchenko713/
Hvenko712/
Vongko712/
Vonkqo712/
Voychinko711/
Votngkoth711/
Vouchenko711/
Veinko711/
Vonkou711/
Vonkos711/
Vasenko672,151/
Batenko671,134/
Voshchenko67605/
Fatenko67247/
Fytenko67181/
Wiencko67170/
Vicenco6770/
Bojenko6762/
Boyenko6750/
Vasinko6743/
Wojenko6739/
Bytenko6735/
Vonkoch6733/
Vesenko6730/
Witeńko6726/
Višenka6725/
Witinko6724/
Vonkoss6722/
Vishchenko6719/
Vysenko6717/
Fetenko6712/
Fitenco6712/
Visinko679/
Weitenkopf677/
Betenko676/
Vašenko676/
Vongkot676/
Wowenko673/
Biyenko672/
Fotenco672/
Wytenko671/
Bitenco671/
Vaşenko671/
Vongkos671/
Wosenko671/
Woingko671/
Woinkoa671/
Woinkoh671/
Fotemko671/
Vonkopp671/
Vongkoh671/
Visenco671/

Voitenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voitenko in the Georgian language
ვოიტენკოvoitenko-
Voitenko in the Russian language
Воитенкоvoitenko-

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