Most common surnames in Transnistria

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Transnistria, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Cheban	3.007	3.8%
2	Ivanov	2.356	3%
3	Tsurkan	2.196	2.8%
4	Ivanova	2.052	2.6%
5	Muntyan	1.803	2.3%
6	Melnik	1.779	2.3%
7	Balan	1.634	2.1%
8	Tabak	1.404	1.8%
9	Nikolaeva	1.362	1.7%
10	Shvets	1.310	1.7%
11	Popov	1.261	1.6%
12	Kozhukhar	1.223	1.6%
13	Kovalenko	1.213	1.5%
14	Petrov	1.183	1.5%
15	Foksha	1.179	1.5%
16	Nikolaev	1.147	1.5%
17	Tkachenko	1.129	1.4%
18	Rusnak	1.111	1.4%
19	Popova	1.048	1.3%
20	Chebotar	1.036	1.3%
21	Shevchenko	1.035	1.3%
22	Tkach	999	1.3%
23	Rotar	987	1.3%
24	Kushnir	938	1.2%
25	Bondarenko	922	1.2%
26	Sandul	916	1.2%
27	Koval	884	1.1%
28	Petrova	877	1.1%
29	Karaman	852	1.1%
30	Mazur	826	1.1%

31	Kovalchuk	814	1%
32	Kolesnik	808	1%
33	Russu	804	1%
34	Stoyanova	800	1%
35	Sokolov	780	1%
36	Stoyanov	778	1%
37	Chebruchan	767	1%
38	Morar	763	1%
39	Melnichenko	738	0.9%
40	Sokolova	718	0.9%
41	Koltsa	707	0.9%
42	Boyko	675	0.9%
43	Oleynik	670	0.9%
44	Guska	658	0.8%
45	Gonchar	639	0.8%
46	Kravchenko	638	0.8%
47	Shinkaryuk	635	0.8%
48	Bondar	620	0.8%
49	Sergeevna	619	0.8%
50	Sheremet	605	0.8%
51	Zhosan	605	0.8%
52	Gaydarzhi	586	0.7%
53	Volkov	580	0.7%
54	Vasileva	576	0.7%
55	Syrbu	572	0.7%
56	Stepanov	563	0.7%
57	Pleshko	554	0.7%
58	Lungu	548	0.7%
59	Orzul	545	0.7%
60	Groza	536	0.7%

61	Grosul	533	0.7%
62	Romanova	528	0.7%
63	Zatyka	524	0.7%
64	Volkova	514	0.7%
65	Shevchuk	510	0.7%
66	Lupashko	508	0.6%
67	Zakharova	508	0.6%
68	Kucherenko	507	0.6%
69	Sergeevich	506	0.6%
70	Zakharov	505	0.6%
71	Obruchkova	505	0.6%
72	Pavlov	503	0.6%
73	Vasilev	492	0.6%
74	Novak	491	0.6%
75	Smirnova	488	0.6%
76	Andrus	486	0.6%
77	Paskar	485	0.6%
78	Stratulat	482	0.6%
79	Morozova	480	0.6%
80	Pavlenko	475	0.6%
81	Mokryak	471	0.6%
82	Vasilyev	467	0.6%
83	Pavlova	464	0.6%
84	Belaya	456	0.6%
85	Aleksandrovna	456	0.6%
86	Shtyrba	455	0.6%
87	Ivanchenko	450	0.6%
88	Frantsuzhan	443	0.6%
89	Marchenko	427	0.5%
90	Smirnov	426	0.5%

91	Kara	422	0.5%
92	Dobrov	420	0.5%
93	Diligul	418	0.5%
94	Burlaka	417	0.5%
95	Novikova	416	0.5%
96	Nigoritsa	415	0.5%
97	Chumachenko	414	0.5%
98	Stepanova	413	0.5%
99	Postika	411	0.5%
100	Guzun	405	0.5%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Transnistria?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Transnistria is Cheban, with 3.007. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Transnistria?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Transnistria. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

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