Bolkunets Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Bolkunets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolkunets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1041:91,35614,200
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bolkunets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolkunets (Russian: Болкунец) is found in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolkunets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bolkunets are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Bolkunets is most commonly occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 91,356. In Belarus Bolkunets is most common in: Grodno Region, where 82 percent live, Minsk, where 7 percent live and Gomel Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Belarus it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Bolkunets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bolkunets last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkunets89120/
Balkunets8922/
Boulkoune781/
Bolkuna752/
Balkunje717/
Bolckone710/
Balcune6329/
Bolcone6312/
Valkune636/
Balkunj631/
Balcones59105/
Balkonis5939/
Balconet591/
Balkcone590/
Balquhoune530/
Balcone50103/
Balcuna5093/
Balkoni5028/
Bolconi508/

Bolkunets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolkunets in the Russian language
Болкунецbolkunec-

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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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  • 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 Bolkunets
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