Vovchenko Surname

53,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vovchenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6,3241:7,198821
Russia2,7891:51,6766,790
Belarus1091:87,16613,689
Kazakhstan951:186,13217,630
Kyrgyzstan441:135,74215,060
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Transnistria201:23,7354,200
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Vovchenko Last Name Facts

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

Vovchenko (Georgian: ვოვჩენკო, Russian: Вовченко) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovchenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,855th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 769,540 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vovchenko live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Vovchenko is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 6,324 people, or 1 in 7,198. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Kiev, where 11 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Vovchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vovchenko surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vovchenko last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vovchenko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.57% less than the national average, earning $32,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $43,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vovchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovchenko in the Georgian language
ვოვჩენკოvovchenko-
Vovchenko in the Russian language
Вовченкоvovcenko-

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Footnotes

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