Kovkun Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Kovkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kovkun Demographics
Kovkun Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Kovkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovkun (Russian: Ковкун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovkun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kovkun is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kovkun live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Kovkun is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,569,748. In Ukraine Kovkun is most prevalent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 90 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Kovkun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khovkun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Khovkhun | 86 | 146 | / |
| Kavkun | 83 | 45 | / |
| Kopkun | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kobkun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kowkun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khavkun | 77 | 79 | / |
| Kopkhun | 77 | 48 | / |
| Khobkun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khopkun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kovcune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khopkhun | 71 | 235 | / |
| Khavkhun | 71 | 228 | / |
| Khobkhun | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khovkhunova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kowcun | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kobkum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kopkon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cofkun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kowkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavkunova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kopkunova | 67 | 1 | / |
Kovkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovkun in the Russian language | ||
| Ковкун | kovkun | - |
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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 Kovkun
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