Kuzmenko ( uk, Кузьменко) is a Ukrainian-language
patronymic surname
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For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
derived from the
given name
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Kuzma. Its Belarusian equivalent is Kuzmienka ( be, Кузьменка).
The surname may refer to the following notable people:
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Andrei Kuzmenko
Andrei Alexandrovich Kuzmenko (russian: Андрей Александрович Кузменко; born February 4, 1996) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
(born 1996), Russian ice hockey player
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Andriy Kuzmenko
Andriy Viktorovych "Kuzma" Kuzmenko (; 17 August 1968 – 2 February 2015) was a Ukrainian singer, poet, writer, TV presenter, producer and actor, Hero of Ukraine (2020). He was best known as the lead singer of the Ukrainian rock band Skryabin, f ...
(1968–2015), Ukrainian singer and poet
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Anna Kuzmenko (born 2004), French figure skater
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Halyna Kuzmenko
Agafya "Halyna" Andriivna Kuzmenko ( ukr, Галина Андріївна Кузьменко; 1897–1978) was a Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary. After moving to southern Ukraine, she became a prominent figure within the ranks of ...
(1896–1978), Ukrainian anarchist
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Igor Kuzmenko (born 1970), Russian footballer
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Ivan Kuzmenko (born 1995), Russian swimmer
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Larysa Kuzmenko
Larysa Kuzmenko (born 1956) is a Juno Awards-nominated Canadian composer and pianist based in Toronto, Ontario. She currently teaches on the music faculties of The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto.
Early life
Kuzmenko was ...
(born 1956), Canadian composer
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Lizaveta Kuzmenka (born 1987), Belarusian alpine skier
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Serhiy Kuzmenko
Serhiy Kuzmenko ( uk, Сергій Анатолійович Кузьменко, born 22 January 1975) is a Ukrainian politician, businessman and state official. In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections he was elected (as a nonpartisan politician) m ...
(born 1975), Ukrainian politician
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Valeria Kuzmenko Titova (1934–2010), Soviet-Ukrainian tennis player
See also
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Ukrainian-language surnames
Surnames of Ukrainian origin
Patronymic surnames