Herkun Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine
Herkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
Herkun (26) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkun | 92 | 939 | / |
| Kherkun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Erkun | 91 | 1,015 | / |
| Horkun | 83 | 1,220 | / |
| Harkun | 83 | 437 | / |
| Hercun | 83 | 151 | / |
| Jerkun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erkhun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cherkoune | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chirkun | 77 | 698 | / |
| Chyrkun | 77 | 68 | / |
| Gerkuhn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cherkon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Horkhun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harkhun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherkunova | 75 | 667 | / |
| Cherkushyn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Herkhousen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arkun | 73 | 1,353 | / |
| Orkun | 73 | 928 | / |
| Erkon | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ercun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Erkün | 73 | 2 | / |
| Irkun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkunova | 71 | 72 | / |
| Hercuń | 67 | 213 | / |
| Yorkun | 67 | 183 | / |
| Arkoun | 67 | 117 | / |
| Hercon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erkoen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arkhun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iorkun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hercum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gercun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Herkun
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis