Ponomarenko

Ponomarenko (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