Perkun Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Perkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2301:197,92526,814
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Belarus101:950,10668,851
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Perkün (51) are calculated separately.

Perkun Last Name Facts

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

Perkun (Russian: Перкун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Perkün. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkun? popularity and diffusion

Perkun is the 719,876th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The surname Perkun is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Perkun reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 197,925. In Ukraine Perkun is most prevalent in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 63 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine Perkun is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Perkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Perkun last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Perkun last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Perkun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 290.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,611 per year and in United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkün9451/
Perkuhn92890/
Perkhun92426/
Perkgun9219/
Perkune923/
Perkucin8611/
Phetrkun864/
Perkhuhn862/
Peerkhun861/
Perkon83156/
Parkun8349/
Percun8325/
Pyrkun8317/
Pirkun8311/
Porkun838/
Prekun838/
Perkunova8080/
Perkuchin8026/
Phetrkung801/
Porkhun772,347/
Parkhun7795/
Pyrkhun7715/
Perkhum779/
Pehrkon778/
Prekoun771/
Preckun771/
Pirkune771/
Percune770/
Parkunn770/
Perkhunova7529/
Perkhoon7119/
Porkhoun712/
Percon6718/
Pirkon678/
Pyrkon674/
Pyrkunova671/
Percum670/
Piercon627/
Parqoun622/
Pirkhon621/
Peircon621/
Pearcum620/
Pearcon620/
Pircon5028/
Pirkoń501/

Perkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkun in the Russian language
Перкунperkun-

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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
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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 Perkun
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