Perkhun Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Perkhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3231:140,93719,749
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Perkhun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkhun (Russian: Перхун) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Perkhun.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkhun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Perkhun is predominantly found 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 prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 140,937. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 54 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Perkhun Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkhuhn932/
Peerkhun931/
Perkun92405/
Perhun9271/
Porkhun862,347/
Perkuhn86890/
Perchun86582/
Parkhun8695/
Perkgun8619/
Pyrkhun8615/
Perkhum869/
Perkune863/
Perhune861/
Perkhunova8229/
Perkhoon8019/
Perkucin8011/
Phetrkun804/
Porkhoun802/
Perchung800/
Perjun77301/
Perkon77156/
Perkün7751/
Parkun7749/
Percun7725/
Pyrkun7717/
Pirkun7711/
Porkun778/
Prekun778/
Perhum770/
Perkunova7580/
Perkuchin7526/
Phetrkung751/
Perchon7160/
Perchunova7118/
Pehrkon718/
Pirkune711/
Pirkhon711/
Pirchun711/
Prekoun711/
Preckun711/
Pearjun711/
Percune710/
Parkunn710/
Pierchon671,025/
Perchoon671/
Prechaun671/

Perkhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkhun in the Russian language
Перхунperhun-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Perkhun
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