Yanukovych () is a Ukrainian-language spelling of the Belarusian Бiрыла, М. В. (1966). Беларуская антрапанiмiя. Уласныя iмёны, iмёны-мянушкi, iмёны па бацьку, прозвiшчы. Мінск: Навука i тэхнiка. с. 85–86. surname Yanukovich (), a patronymic surname derived from the given name Yanuk, a diminutive of Yan, Polish: Jan, i.e., Ivan. The Polish-language spelling is Janukowicz. Notable people with the surname include:
Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950), Ukrainian politician of Belarusian, Polish and Russian descent who served as 4th President of Ukraine from 2010 until his overthrow in the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution Lyudmyla Yanukovych (born 1949), ex-wife of Viktor Yanukovych, former First Lady of Ukraine Oleksandr Yanukovych (born 1973), Ukrainian businessman Viktor Yanukovych Jr. (1981–2015), Ukrainian politician (1928–2019), Polish opera singer, soprano
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