Bolkun Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bolkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4471:101,84014,586
Papua New Guinea2831:28,8123,279
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Bolkun (196) may also be a first name.

Bolkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolkun (Russian: Болкун) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bolkun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolkun is the 419,303rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Bolkun reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 648,004th most common first name world-wide, held by 196 people.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 101,840. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 36 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Bolkun is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Bolkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bolkun surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Bolkun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulkoun861/
Volkun83156/
Balkun83132/
Bolcun8312/
Bolkon834/
Bolkum834/
Bolkunova80493/
Boulkoune801/
Bhulkun775/
Balkoun772/
Balkhun771/
Bolkcon771/
Boulkon771/
Bolkhoon714/
Balkcuin710/
Balkunova67199/
Balkon67183/
Bulcun6775/
Bolcon6724/
Valkun6721/
Bulkon671/
Bulkunova671/
Bolcum671/
Balcun671/
Balkhausen63139/
Balckunova631/
Balkhuysen631/
Balkcum62228/
Valkoun62167/
Balcune6229/
Balkcon6226/
Balcaun621/
Balckum621/
Baulkum620/
Bouchelkoum594/
Baslkcum571/
Balcunova537/
Balcon503,403/
Balcum5029/
Balcón506/
Bulcon502/
Bulcum501/
Balquhoune500/

Bolkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolkun in the Russian language
Болкунbolkun-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolkun
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