Krechun Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Krechun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krechun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6061:75,12010,764
Russia3691:390,57737,915
Moldova1801:19,7853,356
Transnistria1551:3,063492
Kazakhstan781:226,69920,439
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Krechun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krechun (Russian: Кречун) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krechun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krechun is the 272,960th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,114,067 people. Krechun occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Krechun reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Krechun is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 75,120. In Ukraine Krechun is most common in: Odessa Oblast, where 29 percent live, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 17 percent live and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 16 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent live and Moldova, where 13 percent live.

Krechun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Krechun surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Krechun last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kretchun9342/
Krecun9220/
Kreshchun882/
Kretschun881/
Krychun861,084/
Krachun86868/
Krichun86274/
Kreshun86106/
Kyrchun86102/
Kirchun8670/
Krochun8628/
Krecsun863/
Krechon861/
Kerchun861/
Krechunova821/
Krischun8013/
Kerdchun808/
Kreashun805/
Kryschun803/
Kerchoun803/
Kraychun801/
Kricun77101/
Kircun7727/
Krečun7715/
Krycun7715/
Kyrhun772/
Kerdcheun758/
Krishchun753/
Khrischun752/
Kerchoune752/
Kherchoun751/
Creciun712,854/
Kryshun71164/
Kreshon7171/
Krishun7170/
Krikhun7139/
Kirchon7127/
Kerchum7125/
Krychunova7115/
Creshun7114/
Khryshchun717/
Krichon717/
Krichunova717/
Krykhun714/
Kreajun714/
Khrishchun713/
Kirkhun713/
Krychum711/
Kretsun711/
Kirchum711/
Kryczun711/
Kercsun711/
Kherchoune711/
Kreejun711/
Kreconn710/
Kraikhun67239/
Kirchhausen6782/
Kraichon6758/
Kerdchum6713/
Krysczun6713/
Creachon671/

Krechun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krechun in the Russian language
Кречунkrecun-

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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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  • 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 Krechun
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