Abokun Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Abokun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abokun is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abokun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abokun reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Abokun is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Abokun is most prevalent in: Ngora District, where 80 percent are found, Serere District, where 13 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abokoun9228/
Aboukoun866/
Abokon83305/
Abukun83159/
Abakun8398/
Abekun8359/
Obokun8319/
Ebokun833/
Avokoun7716/
Aibokon7713/
Abakoun779/
Abukaun779/
Aboukon772/
Abokoum771/
Aibukun771/
Abakutin717/
Abakunne711/
Abouchkoune711/
Abashkun711/
Abacon67110/
Obokon6762/
Abakon6751/
Abocon6729/
Abakunova6715/
Abukon6714/
Obokum674/
Ebekun672/
Ebakun671/
Abakhunova639/
Aybakunova631/
Habacon62753/
Abacung62180/
Obuokum6221/
Ampakun621/
Abahkon621/
Aibacon621/
Obaakun621/
Aibakhunova591/
Aybakhunova591/
Eampakun571/
Amphakhun53190/
Abacum507/
Obukon501/

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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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  • 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 Abokun
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