Pokhitun Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pokhitun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokhitun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Pokhitun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokhitun (Russian: Похитун) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokhitun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pokhitun is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Pokhitun are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 33 percent reside, Moscow, where 25 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Moldova, where 7 percent reside.

Pokhitun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokhiton88211/
Pokhytun88189/
Pakhitun881/
Pokhitunova842/
Pokiton8038/
Pokytun801/
Phakhithun784/
Pokhyton7561/
Pakhiton759/
Pochiton751/
Phachithun677/
Pocheton6315/
Phakaithum561/

Pokhitun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokhitun in the Russian language
Похитунpohitun-

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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 Pokhitun
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