Balakun Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Balakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Balakun (13) may also be a first name.

Balakun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balakun Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Balakun (Hindi: बालकुन, Marathi: बालकुण, Oriya: ବାଲକୁନ, Russian: Балакун) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balakun.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balakun is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Balakun live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,300,648. In Ukraine Balakun is most prevalent in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 77 percent live, Kiev, where 11 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakun in the Oriya language
ବାଲକୁନbalakuna-
Balakun in the Marathi language
बालकुणbalakuna50
बालकुनbalakuna41.67
बाळकुणbalakuna8.33
Balakun in the Hindi language
बालकुनbalakuna33.33
बलकूनbalakuna33.33
बलकुनbalakuna33.33
Balakun in the Russian language
Балакунbalakun-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balakun
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