Porkhun Surname

181,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Porkhun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porkhun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8461:24,6603,502
Russia4451:323,87232,669
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Transnistria191:24,9844,311
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Porkhun Last Name Facts

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

Porkhun (Georgian: პორხუნ, Russian: Порхун) is most common in Ukraine. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Porkhun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,376th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,105,047 people. The surname Porkhun is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Porkhun reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,846 people, or 1 in 24,660. In Ukraine Porkhun is primarily found in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 22 percent live, Kiev, where 14 percent live and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 12 percent live. Besides Ukraine Porkhun exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Porkhun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Porkhun last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 70.27% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porkhoun932/
Porkun928/
Porhun924/
Perkhun86426/
Parkhun8695/
Porchun8621/
Purkhun863/
Poorhun862/
Porkhum862/
Porkhunova82396/
Perkhuhn802/
Peerkhun801/
Pourhoun801/
Porkoung801/
Parkhunt800/
Perkun77405/
Parkun7749/
Parhun7725/
Porkon7724/
Porkum772/
Purkun771/
Parkhutin7596/
Porkunova7517/
Parkhutyn754/
Pourkhoon751/
Pharkhunt750/
Perkuhn71890/
Porchon7187/
Parkhunova7132/
Purkhon7114/
Parchun7113/
Parkhon716/
Pourhussin714/
Porchunova713/
Parkunn710/
Parkhousen710/
Pourchon6745/
Pharkung6721/
Parkhumt670/

Porkhun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porkhun in the Georgian language
პორხუნporkhun-
Porkhun in the Russian language
Порхунporhun-

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