| Pronunciation | Russian pronunciation: [ˈzaxaˌreŋ̊ko] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Languages | Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian from Hebrew |
| Meaning | God Has Remembered |
| Region of origin | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Zakharov, Zakharchenko, Zacharias, Zakaryan |
Zakharenko (Belarusian: Захаранка, Ukrainian: Захаренко, Russian: Заха́ренко; from the given names Zakhar (Захар), Zakhary (Захарий/Захарій), or Zakhariya (Захария/Захарія)—all East Slavic variants of the Hebrew name Zechariah—by adding the (primarily Ukrainian) Slavic diminutive suffix -енко (-enko) with the meaning "young", "small", "son of") is a Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian masculine surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Approximately 17,372 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Russia; Highest density in: Belarus.
Фамилия Захаренко образована от крестильного имени Захарий (в переводе с древнееврейского – «радость; память Божия»).(The surname Zakharenko is formed from the baptismal name Zachary (translated from Hebrew as "joy, the memory of God")
Фамилия Захаренко принадлежит к популярному типу русских фамилий, образованных от крестильных имен.(The surname Zakharenko belongs to the popular type of Russian surnames formed from baptismal names.)
A typical Ukrainian surname ending is -enko, a diminutive suffix attached for the most part to given names, but also to nicknames and occupational names.
Surname Zakharenko is used at least 1701 times in at least 12 countries.