Adegun Surname

75,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,3351:27,9632,382
England881:633,16037,224
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Adegun (299) may also be a first name.

Adegun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adegun is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Adegun.

How Common Is The Last Name Adegun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,504th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,121,161 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Adegun live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 509,704th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 299 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,335 people, or 1 in 27,963. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ekiti, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Adegun occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Adegun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Adegun last name is primarily Christian (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Adegun surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Adegun earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $56,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adegoun92209/
Adeigun9217/
Adesgun9211/
Adeagun927/
Adeegun923/
Adegune922/
Hadegun922/
Adeugun921/
Adeguun921/
Adiegun921/
Adigun8353,858/
Adogun83374/
Adagun83350/
Adegum8313/
Odegun8311/
Adegon838/
Edegun835/
Adigoun77327/
Audegon77182/
Aadigun7713/
Adiogun7711/
Adijgun774/
Adigund774/
Aedigun773/
Adaigun773/
Adoigun772/
Ajdigun772/
Adigunn772/
Adigune772/
Aydogun772/
Odegoun772/
Addigun771/
Audogun771/
Adiegon771/
Aidigun771/
Addogun771/
Haudegon71152/
Hadigund717/
Odeghoun711/
Odogun672,158/
Edogun671,163/
Adigum6737/
Adigon6726/
Edigun6723/
Adıgün6722/
Odigun6713/
Adigün677/
Edagun672/
Odegon671/
Hadajgune671/

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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 Adegun
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