Õun is an Estonian surname meaning "

apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple fruit tree, trees are agriculture, cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, wh ...

". As of 1 January 2020, 292 men and 338 women have the surname Õun in Estonia. Õun ranks 152nd for men and 143rd for women in the distribution of surnames in the country. The surname Õun is the most common in

Saare County Saare County ( et, Saare maakond or ''Saaremaa''; la, Oesel; german: Ösel; sv, Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abru ...

, where 27.73 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.Nimede statistika
''Õun''. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020. Notable people bearing the surname Õun include: *

Aivar Õun Aivar Õun (born 15 March 1959) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea ...

(born 1959), Estonian politician * Elmar Õun (1906–1977), Estonian writer *

Jan Õun Jan Õun (born 8 February 1977) is a retired football (soccer) forward from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including JK Viljandi Tulevik and FC Kuressaare. International career Õun earned his first official cap ...

(born 1977), Estonian footballer * Mati Õun (born 1942), Estonian military historian and sportsman *

Ülo Õun Ülo Õun (30 April 1940 – 7 March 1988) was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for his works in colored plaster and ...

(1940–1988), Estonian sculptor * Voldemar Õun (1893–1986), Estonian civil servant and writer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oun Estonian-language surnames