Bovkun Surname

105,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Bovkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,0751:14,8041,960
Russia1,2051:119,60414,327
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Bovkun Last Name Facts

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

Bovkun (Georgian: ბოვკუნ, Russian: Бовкун) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovkun? popularity and diffusion

Bovkun is the 105,537th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,642,819 people. Bovkun is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Bovkun live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Bovkun is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 3,075 people, or 1 in 14,804. In Ukraine Bovkun is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 13 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Bovkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bovkun surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bovkun last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.15% registered to vote for the political party.

Bovkun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.32% less than the national average, earning $33,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovkoun924/
Bovkune921/
Vovkun83315/
Bavkun8363/
Bowkun8351/
Bovcun8319/
Bobkun831/
Bevkun831/
Bovkunova80178/
Bovkunová805/
Bovkoon7727/
Bovcon67116/
Bapkun6795/
Bavkunova6777/
Wowkun6712/
Bavkum6710/
Bowkon671/
Boobkum621/
Bawkhun621/
Uopkuin621/
Babkunova5346/
Bavcon50125/
Bawkon5015/
Bawkum5014/
Vawkum504/
Bawcon503/
Babcun501/
Bawcun501/
Bowcum501/

Bovkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovkun in the Georgian language
ბოვკუნbovkun-
Bovkun in the Russian language
Бовкунbovkun-

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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 Bovkun
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