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Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: 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
• Volodymyr Ponomarenko (athlete) (born 1992), Ukrainian Paralympic athlete

See also

• All pages with titles containing Ponomarenko
• Ponomar
• Ponomarchuk
• Ponomaryov