Harkavy is a Jewish surname. Variants in Russian language include Garkavy/Garkavyi, ru:Гарькавый) and Gorkavy. The Dictionary of American Family Names suggests that the surname is derived from the Belarusian word 'harkavyj' for a person who pronounces uvular R instead of voiced alveolar trill R In fact a derogatory epithet for a Jew is "гаркавы", or "burry". Another meaning of the Belarusian word "гаркавы" is "slightly bitter".
Kovalchuk, Kavalchuk, Kowalczuk (Polish), Covalciuc (Moldovan/Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk, is a common East Slavic surname. The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in Kievan Rus.
Pavlyuchenko, Pavliuchenko, Pauliuchenka or Paŭliučenka, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pavlichenko, Paulichenka or Paŭličenka is a Ukrainian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kuznets or Kusnets is a gender-neutral Russian surname that may refer to:
Abramenko is a Ukrainian-language surname derived form the first name Abram (Abraham).
Rybak, sometimes written Ribak or Ryback) is a name and a surname meaning "fisherman" in Belarusian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. It may refer to:
Kovalevich is a Slavic surname used in Russian and Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Polish cultures.
Lysenko or Lisenko is a Ukrainian surname. It most often refers to:
Vorobey (Воробей) is an East Slavic surname which means "sparrow". It is particularly common in Ukraine and Belarus. Alternative spellings include Vorobei, Varabei, and Vorobej. The name may refer to:
Volchkov, feminine: Volchkova is a Russian surname. The origin comes from "волк", wolf. A transliteration variant is Voltchkov.
Melnychenko or Melnichenko is a surname of Ukrainian-language origin. Derived from мельник, it means descendant of a miller. It is common in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Notable people with the surname include:
Kruk is a surname. The word means "raven" in Polish, Belarusian, and Ukrainian languages. It means crutch, handle, stool in Dutch.
Shcherba, Ščerba, Scherbo, or Szczerba is a Slavic-language surname. It has the same form for both genders in most languages, except Czech and Slovak. The word means "gap", "dent", or "nick" in some languages such as Polish. In Ukraine, it is also a term for certain kinds of soup. Related surnames include Shcherbak, Shcherbakov, and Shcherban.
Stetsko is a ukrainian surname.
Danyliuk or Danylyuk is a Ukrainian surname derived from the given name Danylo or Danilo. Notable people with this surname include:
Dovhan, Dovgan, Dolgan, Douhan, Dołhan or Dowhan, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Protasevich or Pratasevich is a gender-neutral Belarusian surname that may refer to the following notable people:
Yermolenko, also transliterated Ermolenko is a Ukrainian surname. Its Belarusian equivalent is Yarmolenka/Jarmolienka.
Stepanchuk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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