Plakun Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Plakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Plakun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plakun (Russian: Плакун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plakun? popularity and diffusion

Plakun is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Plakun live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 529,334. In Ukraine Plakun is most prevalent in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 37 percent reside, Kherson Oblast, where 30 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Plakun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Plakun last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Plakun earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlakun92578/
Platkun92180/
Plaskun9211/
Plakhun924/
Platkhun8664/
Phlakhun8652/
Plakutin8633/
Plakutyn863/
Phllakun861/
Plakon8326/
Plekun834/
Plakum831/
Plakunova80345/
Plakhutin80269/
Plakhutyn8089/
Plyashkun8011/
Pliashkun809/
Plekhun77243/
Phlakon77238/
Ploskun7725/
Playkum772/
Plaskum771/
Plakoon771/
Plakhum771/
Pleekhun714/
Plakushchyn712/
Phlaykum711/
Placon6725/
Plokhutin6710/
Phlaikhum674/
Placum671/
Placunova671/
Plokon671/
Plokhunova636/
Ploikhuntd631/
Plodkum6260/
Ploykum621/
Plaicum621/
Phloikhuntd591/
Ploukoum571/
Plodkhum571/
Plocon5084/

Plakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plakun in the Russian language
Плакунplakun-

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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
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  • 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 Plakun
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