Petkun Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Petkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3591:26,4654,555
Russia3491:412,96039,650
Ukraine2931:155,36821,546
Kazakhstan2861:61,8277,634
Lithuania951:31,9435,581
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Petkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkun (Russian: Петкун) occurs most in Belarus. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,749th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Petkun reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Belarus, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 26,465. In Belarus Petkun is primarily found in: Vitebsk Region, where 82 percent reside, Minsk, where 9 percent reside and Minsk Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Belarus this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Ukraine, where 20 percent reside.

Petkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Petkun last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Catholic (62%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petkun last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 45.45% being registered with the party.

Petkun earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.6% more than the national average, earning $53,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietkun92726/
Phetkun92188/
Petkune9287/
Petkung924/
Petkhun921/
Phaetkun8695/
Pettkuhn866/
Phetkung862/
Phetkhun861/
Petkon8316/
Pitkun8315/
Potkun834/
Patkun833/
Pytkun832/
Phaetkhun80477/
Petkunova8020/
Pheatkhun801/
Phetkhunt801/
Photkun77778/
Phatkun77577/
Phitkun77280/
Phetkum7727/
Pietkuń7723/
Petkhum7722/
Phetkon779/
Petkoon775/
Patkhun773/
Petkoum771/
Pethkum771/
Photkhun7180/
Phatkhun7149/
Petcusin7147/
Phetkhon7129/
Phetkhum7127/
Phitkhun7119/
Petcon673/
Pitkum671/
Pedkum671/
Patcun671/
Phodkun621/
Pietkoń621/
Phodkhun571/
Pitcon5057/
Pedcum501/

Petkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkun in the Russian language
Петкунpetkun-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petkun
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