Dragun Surname

60,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Dragun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dragun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,9971:48,0896,361
Belarus2,8941:3,283356
Poland6171:61,6039,661
Croatia6031:7,0131,075
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Kazakhstan1991:88,85710,186
Slovakia1651:32,3425,790
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Bosnia and Herzegovina1061:33,3625,026
Germany861:936,11065,790
Lithuania551:55,1748,688
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada421:877,27667,671
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
England311:1,797,35772,927
Austria181:473,08046,251
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Dragún (69) & Draguń (12) are calculated separately.

Dragun (113) may also be a first name.

Dragun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dragun (Russian: Драгун) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dragún or Draguń. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dragun? popularity and diffusion

Dragun is the 60,317th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 872,238 people. The surname Dragun occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Dragun live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 881,625th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 113 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 2,997 people, or 1 in 48,089. In Russia Dragun is primarily found in: Saratov Oblast, where 41 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 35 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Dragun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dragun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dragun surname increased 25,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dragun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dragun last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dragun last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Dragun earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.97% more than the national average, earning $56,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $64,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dragún9469/
Draguń9412/
Dragoun92815/
Dragune9283/
Draguhn9225/
Dragaun922/
Dragusin863,297/
Dragutin8662/
Draguşin866/
Draughun861/
Dragon8318,990/
Drogun8335/
Dragum8317/
Dragón837/
Dregun832/
Dragunova803,591/
Dragunová80116/
Draughaun801/
Dragoon77388/
Draggon77154/
Dhragum7755/
Dra'gon7710/
Draghon773/
Dragoum771/
Dragūnė771/
Dragounová75713/
Dragounova757/
Draughon711,930/
Drăguşin71526/
Dragoone7155/
Dragutim711/
Drăgusin711/
Draughum711/
Draggoon710/
Drogunova67379/
Drogon67375/
Dragúnová6755/
Dragoń6719/
Draughoon671/
Draughhon671/
Drogonh627/
Dreigon627/
Droughon573/
Drogoń50326/

Dragun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dragun in the Russian language
Драгунdragun-

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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 Dragun
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