Yakovenko,
Iakovenko or
Jakovenko
/ref> derived from the first name
Yakov (the Ukrainian equivalent of Jacob or James) and effectively means
of Jacob/
Jacob's. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexander Yakovenko, multiple people
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Anastasia Chursina (née Yakovenko in 1995), Russian racing cyclist
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Boris Yakovenko (1884–1949), Russian philosopher
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Dmitry Jakovenko (born 1983) is a Russian chess player
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Dmytro Yakovenko (disambiguation), multiple people
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Dmitri Yakovenko (born 1981), Russian screenwriter and director
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Margaryta Yakovenko (born 1992), Spanish language journalist and novelist born in Tokmak, Ukraine.
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Mariya Yakovenko (born 1982), Russian javelin thrower
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Natalia Yakovenko (born 1942), Ukrainian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences
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Nikolay Yakovenko (1941–2006), Russian wrestler
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Olha Iakovenko (born 1987), Ukrainian race walker
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Pavlo Yakovenko (born 1964), Ukrainian footballer
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Sergei Yakovenko (born 1976), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
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Serhiy Yakovenko (born 1975), Ukrainian football coach and a former player
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Tetiana Yakovenko (born 1954), Ukrainian poet and literary critic
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Yuriy Yakovenko (born 1993), Ukrainian footballer
See also