Tkachenko () is a common Ukrainian surname. Tkachenko is the central and eastern Ukrainian version of the western Ukrainian surname Tkachuk, meaning "weaver". Like other Ukrainian names ending in -ko or -chenko, their heritage is rooted in the Polyans tribe that lived near modern-day Kyiv. It may refer to: Darya Tkachenko (born 1983), Ukrainian draughts player Elena Tkachenko (born 1983), Belarusian gymnast Heorhy Tkachenko (1898–1993), Ukrainian bandurist Igor Tkachenko (1964–2009), Russian military pilot Ilia Tkachenko (born 1986), Russian ice dancer Ivan Tkachenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Leonid Tkachenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals Maryna Tkachenko (born 1965), Ukrainian basketball player Nadiya Tkachenko (born 1948), Soviet-Ukrainian pentathlete Oleksandr Tkachenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals from Ukraine Pavel Tcacenco (died 1926), Romanian communist Petro Tkachenko (1878–1919), Ukrainian kobzar Sergey Tkachenko (born 1999), Kazakhstani ski jumper Serhiy Tkachenko (born 1979), Ukrainian footballer Viacheslav Tkachenko (born 1973), Ukrainian figure skater Vladimir Tkachenko (born 1957), Soviet basketball player Volodymyr Tkachenko (disambiguation), multiple individuals from Ukraine See also Tcacenco Tkach Tkachuk External links Today's Ukrainian surnames of Northern Donechchyna Occupational surnames Ukrainian-language surnames Surnames of Ukrainian origin