Plekhun Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Plekhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plekhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1671:272,59135,306
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188

Plekhun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plekhun (Russian: Плехун) occurs most in Ukraine. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plekhun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plekhun is the 1,035,555th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Plekhun reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 272,591. In Ukraine Plekhun is most numerous in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 40 percent live, Kherson Oblast, where 39 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Plekhun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Plekhun surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleekhun934/
Plekun924/
Pleekhunt883/
Pleskun86549/
Plechun86302/
Plykhun8629/
Plikhun8611/
Plakhun864/
Plekhum862/
Pilkhun861/
Plekhunova8216/
Pleshkun80290/
Pleszkun80159/
Phlakhun8052/
Philkhun801/
Plakun77147/
Pilkun7769/
Plekon7722/
Plikun777/
Plykun772/
Plekunova7520/
Pleshchun7510/
Phlakun71578/
Plikuhn7178/
Plyskun7160/
Pilkuhn7125/
Plechon7111/
Pylchun718/
Plescun718/
Pliskun715/
Plychun714/
Plichun714/
Plikhunova713/
Pillkun712/
Poylkun711/
Ploikhuntd711/
Pilchun711/
Philkun711/
Phlitkun6773/
Plyshkun672/
Pillkuhn672/
Plcun671/
Phloikhuntd671/
Phllakun671/
Pilchunk671/

Plekhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plekhun in the Russian language
Плехунplehun-

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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 Plekhun
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