Adekun Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Adekun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 258 | 1:686,600 | 31,831 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Adekun (45) may also be a first name.
Adekun Demographics
Adekun Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adekun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adekun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adekun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adekun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Adekun is the 963,821st most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adekun live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adekun is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 45 people.
Adekun is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 686,600. In Nigeria Adekun is primarily found in: Ogun, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Oyo, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Adekun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Adekun last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adekoun | 92 | 377 | / |
| Adekune | 92 | 78 | / |
| Adedkun | 92 | 18 | / |
| Adeekun | 92 | 9 | / |
| Adeakun | 92 | 7 | / |
| Hadekun | 92 | 3 | / |
| Adeykun | 92 | 2 | / |
| Adeikun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adekunne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hadekoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gadeckun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Adakun | 83 | 1,226 | / |
| Adokun | 83 | 254 | / |
| Odekun | 83 | 109 | / |
| Adikun | 83 | 82 | / |
| Adekon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hadekon | 77 | 166 | / |
| Aidekon | 77 | 157 | / |
| Aïdekon | 77 | 106 | / |
| Aedokun | 77 | 16 | / |
| Adokoun | 77 | 15 | / |
| Adikoun | 77 | 5 | / |
| Addokun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Adeekon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hadokun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Odekune | 77 | 3 | / |
| Odoekun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odekoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adikaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokuun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aîdekon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adhekon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adikhun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aidokoun | 71 | 47 | / |
| Aïdokoun | 71 | 28 | / |
| Aîdokoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adockunh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hodekoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Addakoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Edokun | 67 | 166 | / |
| Adikon | 67 | 28 | / |
| Odokun | 67 | 18 | / |
| Edikun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Odekon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Odakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adecon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adykum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Adekun
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