Pleshkun Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Pleshkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pleshkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1691:56,2199,554
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Russia311:4,649,131213,487

Pleshkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleshkun (Russian: Плешкун) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleshkun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pleshkun is the 914,967th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Pleshkun live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Pleshkun is most common in Belarus, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 56,219. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 58 percent live, Vitebsk Region, where 24 percent live and Minsk, where 12 percent live. Barring Belarus it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 31 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Pleshkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pleshkun last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleskun93549/
Pleszkun88159/
Plyshkun882/
Plekun864/
Pleshkunova84166/
Plyashkun8211/
Pliashkun829/
Plekhun80243/
Plyskun8060/
Ploskun8025/
Plaskun8011/
Plescun808/
Pliskun805/
Pleskon801/
Pleschkunowa801/
Pleskunova78120/
Pleekhun754/
Plyshkunova746/
Plishkunova741/
Plekon7122/
Plekunova7120/
Plikun717/
Pleekhunt713/
Plykun712/
Plikuhn6778/
Pliskunova6767/
Plykhun6729/
Plyskunova6719/
Plekhunova6716/
Plikhun6711/
Plekhum672/
Pleskoń671/

Pleshkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pleshkun in the Russian language
Плешкунpleskun-

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