Ponomarenko () 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
Ponomar Ponomarchuk Ponomaryov