Perchun Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Perchun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perchun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2391:190,47225,915
Russia2101:686,30058,624
Moldova631:56,5307,993
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Transnistria191:24,9844,311
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Perchun Last Name Facts

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

Perchun (Russian: Перчун) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perchun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 549,140th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name Perchun is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Perchun are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 190,472. In Ukraine Perchun is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 26 percent reside and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 36 percent reside and Moldova, where 11 percent reside.

Perchun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States Perchun are 7.88% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 38.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Perchun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perschun931/
Perchung930/
Perhun9271/
Percun9225/
Perciun86984/
Perkhun86426/
Perzhun8673/
Perchon8660/
Pershun8643/
Porchun8621/
Parchun8613/
Perhune861/
Pirchun861/
Perchunova8218/
Pierchon801,025/
Peerkhun801/
Prechaun801/
Perchoon801/
Pershuhn801/
Persun77356/
Perjun77301/
Peršun7790/
Percon7718/
Perhum770/
Pershutin7562/
Pershutyn7510/
Pirdschun751/
Persuhn71548/
Pershon71111/
Pyrkhun7115/
Pirchon719/
Piercon717/
Perchoń714/
Persund713/
Persunh712/
Parchuń712/
Persune711/
Peircon711/
Pearjun711/
Pearsun710/
Persung710/
Piersun710/
Pearcon710/
Perkhoon6719/
Piercson675/
Pehrshon672/
Pearcson672/
Petrsung671/
Pirchoon671/
Pehrssun670/

Perchun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perchun in the Russian language
Перчунpercun-

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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 Perchun
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