Adakun Surname
Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname
Adakun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,218 | 1:32,052 | 4,313 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Adakun (15) may also be a first name.
Adakun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adakun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adakun is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adakun.
How Common Is The Last Name Adakun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 307,971st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adakun live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,218 people, or 1 in 32,052. In Uganda Adakun is most numerous in: Kumi District, where 25 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 19 percent reside and Serere District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adakune | 92 | 49 | / |
| Adeakun | 92 | 7 | / |
| Adakoun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Addakoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adekun | 83 | 270 | / |
| Adokun | 83 | 254 | / |
| Adakon | 83 | 14 | / |
| Odakun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aedokun | 77 | 16 | / |
| Adokoun | 77 | 15 | / |
| Adeekun | 77 | 9 | / |
| Addokun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hadekun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hadokun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adeykun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adokuun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adeikun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aidokoun | 71 | 47 | / |
| Aïdokoun | 71 | 28 | / |
| Aydakhunova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adockunh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hadekoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adoukoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aîdokoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edokun | 67 | 166 | / |
| Odekun | 67 | 109 | / |
| Adokon | 67 | 37 | / |
| Odakon | 67 | 33 | / |
| Odokun | 67 | 18 | / |
| Adokum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Adacon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oedokun | 62 | 24 | / |
| Adookon | 62 | 18 | / |
| Ojdokun | 62 | 4 | / |
| Oydokun | 62 | 2 | / |
| Adeacon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Edaqoun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Odoekun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hedokoun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hodekoun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Eddaqqoun | 53 | 1 | / |
| Adocon | 50 | 26 | / |
| Odokum | 50 | 6 | / |
| Odokon | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Adakun
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