Vedgun Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Vedgun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vedgun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus741:128,39318,481
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vedgun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vedgun (Russian: Ведьгун) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedgun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,504,764th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Vedgun is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Vedgun live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Vedgun is most common in Belarus, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 128,393. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Gomel Region, where 86 percent live and Minsk, where 14 percent live. Aside from Belarus Vedgun occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 17 percent live.

Vedgun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedun919/
Vedung8325/
Vedhun8312/
Vedunk834/
Veduin832/
Vesdun831/
Veidung7722/
Vedutin7712/
Vedutyn772/
Veydoun771/
Bedun73165/
Vedum73141/
Vidun738/
Vydun734/
Wedun731/
Vedunova71110/
Bedgoung711/
Beduhn67592/
Beduin6760/
Vaidun6760/
Bedgum6743/
Bedoun6725/
Veddum6719/
Bedunn6711/
Veduim6710/
Vidhun679/
Vidung678/
Bedhun678/
Beydun674/
Weidun672/
Veadon672/
Vidune672/
Veidon671/
Bedaun671/
Weddun671/
Vetgon671/
Videun671/
Beidun671/
Betgun671/
Beedun671/
Vedaum671/
Vidgon671/
Bedeun670/

Vedgun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vedgun in the Russian language
Ведьгунvedgun-

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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 Vedgun
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