Ponomarenko

Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Пономаренко) is a Ukrainian-language patronymic surname derived from the nickname ponomar, meaning "church bell ringer" (as related to the duties of a sexton). The surname is common in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.

The surname Ponomarenko may refer to the following people:

Alexander Ponomarenko (born 1964), Russian billionaire businessman
Anthony Ponomarenko (born 2001), American ice dancer
Dmytro Ponomarenko (born 1991), Ukrainian track cyclist
Illia Ponomarenko (born 1992), Ukrainian journalist
Ivan Ponomarenko (born 1998), Ukrainian footballer
Larysa Ponomarenko (born 1977), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyball player
Lidiya Ponomarenko (1922–2013), Ukrainian historian
Matviy Ponomarenko (born 2006), Ukrainian footballer
Mikhail Ponomarenko (born 1999), Russian footballer
Panteleimon Ponomarenko (1902–1984), Soviet-Ukrainian administrator
Sergei Ponomarenko (born 1960), Russian ice dancer
Sergei Yuryevich Ponomarenko (born 1987), Russian footballer
Serhiy Ponomarenko (born 1983), Ukrainian footballer
Svetlana Ponomarenko (born 1969), Russian long-distance runner
Špela Ponomarenko Janić (born 1981), Slovenian canoer
Viacheslav Ponomarenko (born 1982), Ukrainian lieutenant colonel and rugby player
Vitaliy Ponomarenko (footballer) (born 1969), Ukrainian footballer
Vitaliy Ponomarenko (1974–2008), Ukrainian powerlifter
Volodymyr Ponomarenko (born 1972), Ukrainian footballer
Volodymyr Ponomarenko (athlete) (born 1992), Ukrainian Paralympic athlete

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