Strashun Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Strashun Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Streszyn, a village near Wilno.

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Strashun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Strashun Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Streszyn, a village near Wilno.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Strashun means 'ostrich'. Probably referring to someone who is very inattentive and is probably a derogatory name.

- shai360

Strashun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strashun (Russian: Страшун) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Strashun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Strashun is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Strashun live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Strashun is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Strashun is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Missouri, where 24 percent are found and New Jersey, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States Strashun occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 9 percent are found.

Strashun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Strashun last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Strashun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.87% less than the national average, earning R 76,344 per year and in United States they earn 52.5% more than the national average, earning $65,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strasun937/
Strashon887/
Strachun881/
Strashoon8222/
Strason800/
Strayson7518/
Strossun751/
Strasson751/
Strauson750/
Stroschon7131/
Strausson710/
Stroschoen6774/
Strohschon6719/
Strohshoen671/
Stroson670/
Strohschoen63113/
Strohson6332/
Streison631/

Strashun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strashun in the Russian language
Страшунstrasun-

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