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

Plekhun (Russian: Плехун) has its highest incidence 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

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

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 272,591. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 40 percent are found, Kherson Oblast, where 39 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent are found.

Plekhun Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Plekhun surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political 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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