Zolotun Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zolotun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zolotun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1961:232,25930,797
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zolotun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zolotun (Russian: Золотун) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zolotun.

How Common Is The Last Name Zolotun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Zolotun occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Zolotun live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 232,259. In Ukraine Zolotun is primarily found in: Ternopil Oblast, where 36 percent live, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 9 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent live and Belarus, where 0 percent live.

Zolotun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zolotun surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolotuin932/
Solotun862/
Zolotuchin8232/
Zolotunova823/
Sholotun801/
Zollotuchen7815/
Zolotuhhina789/
Solatun7171/
Coloton7163/
Salotun7136/
Solotuchin7110/
Zoluton716/
Soloton714/
Zelatun711/
Colloton67351/
Zuliatun6789/
Sholatun6755/
Zahlatun6730/
Zaelatun6724/
Sholoton6714/
Zalatune671/

Zolotun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zolotun in the Russian language
Золотунzolotun-

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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 Zolotun
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