Vakun Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Liberia1361:32,4163,052
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Vakun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vakun (Hindi: वाकुन, Russian: Вакун) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 767,694th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Vakun reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Vakun is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 329,875. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 46 percent are found, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 26 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 37 percent are found and Russia, where 21 percent are found.

Vakun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vakun surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vackun9124/
Vahkun916/
Vakoun913/
Vakhun911/
Vadkun911/
Vakunt911/
Vakung911/
Vakune911/
Vakkun911/
Vakkund831,845/
Vaytkun83169/
Vakutin83121/
Vaszkun8332/
Vakutyn8314/
Vashkun8313/
Vakusin833/
Vaitkun832/
Vakeung831/
Vaskune831/
Fakun80184/
Wakun80111/
Vacun8016/
Vokun808/
Vekun802/
Vakunova77239/
Vakhutin77167/
Vakushyn7715/
Vaitkune772/
Vaskutin771/
Vokoun731,349/
Phakun73696/
Waikun73466/
Watkun73135/
Vaykum7394/
Faikun7363/
Vahkum7343/
Baakun7331/
Wahkun7319/
Baykun7317/
Bakuhn7314/
Vokaun7310/
Vaskum7310/
Bakuin735/
Faykun734/
Wakune734/
Bahkun733/
Wakund732/
Fakune732/
Vakaum731/
Vackon731/
Vadkum731/
Vaucon731/
Huakun731/
Vaikon731/
Vakuim731/
Fakoun731/
Vakhunova712/
Vakounová711/
Vaykunova711/
Voytkun67254/
Phaikun67194/
Veikune67186/
Phaekun6780/
Waszkun6777/
Waitkun6713/
Faikhun678/
Voyskun676/
Huatkun675/
Baukaun675/
Fakkhun674/
Phakkun674/
Phakhun674/
Vakkumd674/
Wakuing672/
Fatkoun672/
Vaakhunova672/
Fashkun672/
Waykung672/
Bakhoun672/
Fakoune671/
Huaykun671/
Backeun671/
Faszkun671/
Wahkoun671/
Fakhoun671/
Waykund671/
Vehkoun671/
Pheakun671/
Vaškūnė671/
Wakhung671/
Vaitkūn671/
Vaicune671/
Vakhonh671/

Vakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakun in the Hindi language
वाकुनvakuna-
Vakun in the Russian language
Вакунvakun-

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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 Vakun
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