Brekhun Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Brekhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brekhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1311:347,50143,172
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Brekhun Last Name Facts

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

Brekhun (Russian: Брехун) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brekhun? popularity and diffusion

Brekhun is the 860,770th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. Brekhun occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Brekhun live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Brekhun is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 347,501. In Ukraine Brekhun is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 27 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 21 percent live and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 18 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 28 percent live.

Brekhun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brekhun are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 25% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brekun9214/
Brechun86136/
Brokhun8658/
Brykhun8617/
Brezkun8615/
Brakhun8610/
Breskun861/
Brekhunova82145/
Bretkuhn8016/
Brykun77394/
Brikun77192/
Brakun772/
Brekunova7515/
Brettkuhn752/
Breitkuhn751/
Breckon711,465/
Brechon71459/
Brejuin7127/
Brekkum7120/
Brechuń7118/
Brechum716/
Brykhunova713/
Briskun711/
Brikkun711/
Brikhunova711/
Brychun711/
Brackun710/
Brekcon710/
Breekon710/
Brecount67100/
Braychun6714/
Brichkun6710/
Breachum670/
Briskhausen670/

Brekhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brekhun in the Russian language
Брехунbrehun-

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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 Brekhun
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