Chekun Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Chekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2301:197,92526,814
Belarus1771:53,6789,145
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Chekun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chekun (Russian: Чекун) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chekun is the 615,220th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Chekun reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 197,925. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Rivne Oblast, where 65 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent live and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 7 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 35 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Chekun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chekun last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chekun surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekhun92722/
Chetkun92105/
Chekoun923/
Chekung921/
Cheekun921/
Hekun9111/
Cekun912/
Cheshkun8615/
Tchekoun866/
Cheskhun864/
Chekoune862/
Cheakhun861/
Chikun83537/
Chykun83321/
Chakun8387/
Chekon8310/
Chokun837/
Hetkun831/
Hekoun831/
Czekun831/
Chekunova802,458/
Chekushyn8058/
Chekhutin8028/
Cheikhoun806/
Chekhutyn806/
Chekuseng805/
Chekhoune802/
Chekuchin801/
Chaikun776,244/
Chykhun77341/
Chaykun77237/
Chikune77232/
Choikun77133/
Chigkun7798/
Chakhun7771/
Chikhun7756/
Checkon7731/
Chiokun7725/
Khekhun7715/
Chikoun7712/
Hychkun7711/
Chokkun776/
Chikaun774/
Cheekum774/
Chekhon772/
Chikkun771/
Chackun771/
Scekuhn771/
Hekeune771/
Chakuin771/
Chikunk771/
Khekune771/
Chuykun771/
Hetkhun771/
Kheakun771/
Chekhunova75428/
Cheikhoune7514/
Cheigkount754/
Zekun73161/
Hikun73124/
Cekon7367/
Cikun7325/
Hecun7312/
Cykun737/
Cekuń735/
Hykun735/
Cecun733/
Hekon731/
Chaikhun711,448/
Chokkhun71752/
Chekhoum71211/
Chikhoun71101/
Chichkun7172/
Cheekoussen7132/
Chikuten7128/
Chyshkun7122/
Tschekon7121/
Chychkun7118/
Chishkun717/
Chikkund713/
Chikoune713/
Chauykun713/
Chikunhe711/
Cheikhon711/
Heikoune711/
Tchikung711/
Choikhun711/
Cekunova711/
Chickaun711/
Chaaykun711/
Chuikhun711/
Cheekhum711/
Chouykun711/
Chikunova672,986/
Chikhoune672,009/
Checon67325/
Chykunova67188/
Dzekun67142/
Chikon6756/
Tsekun6735/
Czykun6735/
Heikon6734/
Chikhutin6720/
Chocun6716/
Haikun6715/
Caykun6715/
Zhikun6711/
Hykhun6710/
Tšekun678/
Cikaun678/
Zhykun676/
Chaicheun676/
Chykon676/
Hoikun675/
Scecun675/
Chaikusin675/
Chykhutyn675/
Chikuchin674/
Cekhon674/
Chaikhung674/
Chakunowa674/
Caikun674/
Cikkun673/
Hikoun673/
Chikhount672/
Hekhuysen672/
Cheycheun672/
Khikun671/
Gekhun671/
Huikun671/
Jihkun671/
Hekkon671/
Tchikoune671/
Chäkon671/
Chaikhoun671/
Coykun671/
Czekon671/
Czekuszyn671/
Chauykhun671/
Chykum671/
Chykushyn671/
Chicun671/
Jeekun671/
Heykon671/
Heakon670/
Heckon670/

Chekun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chekun in the Russian language
Чекунcekun-

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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 Chekun
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