Merkun Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Merkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 114 | 1:399,322 | 48,305 |
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Merkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merkun (Russian: Меркун) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,014,722nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Merkun is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Merkun reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Merkun is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 399,322. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkoun | 92 | 2 | / |
| Merkoune | 86 | 209 | / |
| Merkusin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Markun | 83 | 879 | / |
| Myrkun | 83 | 90 | / |
| Mercun | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mirkun | 83 | 37 | / |
| Morkun | 83 | 31 | / |
| Merkum | 83 | 9 | / |
| Merkon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Merkushyn | 80 | 74 | / |
| Merkunova | 80 | 47 | / |
| Merkunová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Merkkoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mercoun | 77 | 10 | / |
| Markoun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Markhun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merhcun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mrekoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirkoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehrkon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morkhun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Markuin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Markunn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merrcun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merkhunova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Merkuschin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mirkusin | 71 | 62 | / |
| Markkhun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirkuşin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercon | 67 | 553 | / |
| Myrkunova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Myrkushyn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Markuń | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mercum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mirkunova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mercuń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morcun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercussen | 67 | 1 | / |
Merkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkun in the Russian language | ||
| Меркун | merkun | - |
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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 Merkun
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