Vovkun Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vovkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2601:175,08724,016
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Vovkun Last Name Facts

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

Vovkun (Russian: Вовкун) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vovkun is the 862,604th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. Vovkun is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vovkun reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Vovkun is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 175,087. In Ukraine Vovkun is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 70 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Vovkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovkun834,436/
Bovkoun774/
Bovkune771/
Bovkunova67178/
Bavkun6763/
Bowkun6751/
Bovcun6719/
Wowkun6712/
Bovkunová675/
Bobkun671/
Bovkoon6227/
Uopkuin621/
Bavkunova5377/
Bavcon50125/
Bovcon50116/
Bapkun5095/
Bavkum5010/
Vawkum504/
Fowkum502/
Bowkon501/
Favcon501/

Vovkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovkun in the Russian language
Вовкунvovkun-

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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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  • 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 Vovkun
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