Arekun Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Arekun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arekun (Marathi: आरेकुन) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arekun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arekun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Arekun is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Arekun live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Arekun is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 100 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Areekun9210/
Airekun925/
Hareakun861/
Arreekun861/
Arikun83998/
Arokun8320/
Arakun8317/
Arekon834/
Erekun833/
Orekun832/
Harikun7791/
Oriekun7756/
Airakun7717/
Arakkun7716/
Harakun7711/
Arakoun772/
Aurakun772/
Arrecun771/
Arizkun771/
Arrikun771/
Oreekun771/
Arikhun771/
Arreykoung751/
Harakhun71267/
Harikhun712/
Herekhun711/
Harihkun711/
Auraikun711/
Atrikoun711/
Arrecuin711/
Harikaun711/
Eraekaun710/
Orakun67105/
Arıkum6760/
Orokun6730/
Erikun678/
Arikon676/
Erakun673/
Arecon672/
Orikun672/
Orekon671/
Erecun671/
Horechkun671/
Erokun671/
Harikunth671/

Arekun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arekun in the Marathi language
आरेकुनarekuna-

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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 Arekun
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