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Where Does The Last Name Perkhun Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Perkhun (Russian: Перхун) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkhun? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Perkhun is the 693,669^th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Perkhun live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Perkhun is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 140,937. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 54 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Perkhun Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Perkhun last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Perkhun surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.