Berkun Surname
Approximately 991 people bear this surname
Berkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 446 | 1:323,146 | 32,615 |
| Ukraine | 316 | 1:144,059 | 20,132 |
| United States | 203 | 1:1,785,512 | 117,316 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Berkün (196) are calculated separately.
Berkun (39) may also be a first name.
Berkun Demographics
Average Berkun Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berkun (Russian: Беркун) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Berkün. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Berkun is the 364,266th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,353,729 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Berkun are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 39 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 323,146. In Russia Berkun is primarily found in: Jewish Autonomous Oblast, where 70 percent are found, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 5 percent are found and Stavropol Krai, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Russia Berkun is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Berkun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berkun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berkun surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Berkun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Berkun surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Berkun last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.15% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Berkun earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 89.44% more than the national average, earning $94,119 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkün | 94 | 196 | / |
| Berkoun | 92 | 484 | / |
| Berkkun | 92 | 2 | / |
| Berkhun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Berkuhn | 92 | 0 | / |
| Berkoune | 86 | 804 | / |
| Bergkund | 86 | 1 | / |
| Barkun | 83 | 528 | / |
| Borkun | 83 | 372 | / |
| Byrkun | 83 | 249 | / |
| Berkon | 83 | 145 | / |
| Birkun | 83 | 76 | / |
| Bercun | 83 | 64 | / |
| Berkunova | 80 | 98 | / |
| Berrkoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berkussin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berkougne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barkoun | 77 | 50 | / |
| Berckum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Veerkun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berkhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berkhuysen | 75 | 70 | / |
| Berkhausen | 75 | 52 | / |
| Berkusienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berkhuijsen | 71 | 66 | / |
| Birkheun | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bercuing | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bjørkung | 71 | 3 | / |
| Berckhausen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Berkhoum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bercon | 67 | 101 | / |
| Vyrkun | 67 | 97 | / |
| Barcun | 67 | 68 | / |
| Bercum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Birkon | 67 | 19 | / |
| Virkun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bercún | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bercün | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bărcun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borcun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birkum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bjørkum | 62 | 198 | / |
| Bercoon | 62 | 14 | / |
| Bergcon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Borcuń | 50 | 1 | / |
Berkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berkun in the Russian language | ||
| Беркун | berkun | - |
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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 Berkun
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