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 last name Petkun (Russian: Петкун) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkun? popularity and diffusion

Petkun is the 263,749th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,907,438 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Petkun live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 26,465. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Vitebsk Region, where 82 percent are found, Minsk, where 9 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Belarus Petkun exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Ukraine, where 20 percent are found.

Petkun Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Petkun last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 45.45% 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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