Yanukovych (surname)

Yanukovych
Language(s)Ukrainian
Origin
Meaning"son of Yanuk"
Region of originBelarus

Yanukovych (Ukrainian: Янукович) is a Ukrainian-language spelling of the Belarusian surname Yanukovich (Belarusian: Януковіч) , a patronymic surname derived from the given name Yanuk, a diminutive of Yan, Polish: Jan, i.e., Ivan. The Polish-language spelling is Janukowicz. Notable people with the surname include: