Adokun Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2451:723,03233,123
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Adokun (14) may also be a first name.

Adokun Last Name Facts

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

Adokun is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Adokun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adokun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adokun is the 1,003,904th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adokun live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 723,032. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 65 percent live, Delta, where 11 percent live and Ogun, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aedokun9216/
Adokoun9215/
Addokun924/
Hadokun923/
Adokuun921/
Aidokoun8647/
Aïdokoun8628/
Adockunh861/
Adoukoun861/
Aîdokoun861/
Adakun831,226/
Adekun83270/
Edokun83166/
Adokon8337/
Odokun8318/
Adokum836/
Adukun836/
Adakune7749/
Oedokun7724/
Adookon7718/
Adeekun779/
Ojdokun774/
Hadekun773/
Oydokun772/
Odoekun771/
Adakoun771/
Addakoun711/
Hedokoun711/
Hadekoun711/
Aducon67127/
Odekun67109/
Adocon6726/
Adukon6717/
Adakon6714/
Adukum678/
Odokum676/
Odokon673/
Odukun673/
Adacon672/
Odakun671/
Odukung621/
Edaqoun621/
Odokoen621/
Aydakhunova596/
Hodekoun571/
Eddaqqoun531/
Odakon5033/
Odukum502/

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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 Adokun
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