Žun Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia861:28,9265,964
Croatia61:704,76744,411

The alternate forms: Zun (958) are calculated separately.

Žun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žun is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Zun. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žun? popularity and diffusion

Žun is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Žun occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žun reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 28,926. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 97 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 1 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zun89958/
Žuna86419/
Žgun869/
Žunk863/
Žunna753/
Žusin751/
Sun6719,702,918/
Jun6741,846/
Cun6736,152/
Xun673,750/
Žan6773/
Žen6748/
Žán6735/
Žon673/
Žiaunė671/
Žin671/
Šun671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Žun
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