Alegun Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Alegun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 265 | 1:668,463 | 31,178 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Alegun (89) may also be a first name.
Alegun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alegun (Hindi: अलेगुन) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 966,131st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alegun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alegun is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 89 people.
The surname Alegun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 668,463. In Nigeria Alegun is mostly found in: Edo, where 49 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Ogun, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegumn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alliegun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alogun | 83 | 124 | / |
| Alagun | 83 | 51 | / |
| Elegun | 83 | 48 | / |
| Alegon | 83 | 10 | / |
| Alegum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olegun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aligun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olaegun | 77 | 116 | / |
| Eleigun | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alogoun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alagoun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aloguín | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elaegun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aeligun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eleugun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliagun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allegon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alighoun | 71 | 8 | / |
| Allogoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaggoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holegund | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galligun | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ologun | 67 | 11,330 | / |
| Olagun | 67 | 311 | / |
| Aligon | 67 | 193 | / |
| Elogun | 67 | 182 | / |
| Olegon | 67 | 30 | / |
| Olegum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oligun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elagun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aligum | 67 | 1 | / |
Alegun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alegun in the Hindi language | ||
| अलेगुन | aleguna | - |
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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 Alegun
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