Gorkun Surname

42,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gorkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia12,2081:11,8061,635
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Belarus191:500,05646,922
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gorkun Last Name Facts

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

Gorkun (Russian: Горкун) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,248th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 590,037 people. The last name Gorkun is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gorkun are found; 95 percent are found in North Asia and 95 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

Gorkun is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 12,208 people, or 1 in 11,806. In Russia Gorkun is mostly found in: Amur Oblast, where 91 percent reside, Altai Krai, where 3 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 1 percent reside. Barring Russia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Turkmenistan, where 1 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.

Gorkun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorkun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorkun surname expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gorkun surname is primarily Orthodox (97%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gorkun last name are 21.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 67.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Gorkun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $45,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkhun922/
Gorkune921/
Orkun91928/
Gorkusin861/
Horkun831,220/
Garkun83449/
Gurkun8326/
Gorkon8312/
Gorcun832/
Gorkunova801,156/
Gorkoon775/
Gerkuhn772/
Horkhun771/
Arkun731,353/
Orcun7362/
Orkon737/
Ghorkoon710/
Orkhon67535/
Harkun67437/
Gorcum67271/
Garkunova67128/
Arkoun67117/
Horkunova67108/
Gurcun6728/
Gürkün6725/
Gurkunova6713/
Garkon678/
Horkum678/
Horkushyn675/
Gorcon673/
Garcun673/
Arkhun672/
Orcune671/
Garkum671/
Arkuin671/
Horkon671/
Gercun670/

Gorkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkun in the Russian language
Горкунgorkun-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorkun
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