Yanukovych (Ukrainian: Янукович) is a Ukrainian-language spelling of the Belarusian[1] surname Yanukovich (Belarusian: Януковіч) , 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: