Kovchun Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovchun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovchun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Belarus721:131,95918,850
Russia661:2,183,683132,197

Kovchun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovchun (Russian: Ковчун) is found most in Ukraine. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovchun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovchun is the 1,038,570th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kovchun are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 437,718. In Ukraine it is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 25 percent are found, Sumy Oblast, where 21 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 30 percent are found and Russia, where 27 percent are found.

Kovchun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kovchun last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kovchun last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovhun9219/
Kovchuhyn883/
Kovshchun883/
Kovshun86848/
Kovzhun86189/
Kopchun8679/
Kavchun866/
Kobchun861/
Kovchunova824/
Kovchuhyna822/
Khovkhun80146/
Khovshun8017/
Kowschun802/
Khavchun802/
Khovzhun801/
Kovzun77337/
Kowcun77183/
Kovšun771/
Kovsun771/
Kovshutin7527/
Kovshutyn753/
Kovtsun71921/
Khovzun71196/
Covciun7119/
Kovshunova7112/
Kovshon718/
Kowceun717/
Kapchun712/
Kowczun711/
Covhaun711/
Kafchun711/
Kavshun711/
Khavkhun67228/
Kaewchun6723/
Khobkhun6713/
Koptchum671/

Kovchun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovchun in the Russian language
Ковчунkovcun-

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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 Kovchun
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