Ashekun Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ashekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250

Ashekun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashekun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ashekun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashekun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ashekun are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 66 percent are found, Ogun, where 19 percent are found and Kwara, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ashekun is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Ashekun Last Name Statistics demography

Ashekun earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asekun921,205/
Oshekun8618/
Ashokun867/
Ashikun865/
Asehkun862/
Asekune861/
Ashekum861/
Assekoun807/
Oshiekun801/
Ashaakun801/
Asekhaun801/
Asekon77825/
Asakun77187/
Asokun7759/
Osekun771/
Asseakoun7559/
Asheshkum751/
Asakhun7113/
Hasakun715/
Aisakun714/
Oshokun714/
Assekon712/
Ausakun711/
Achekum711/
Atchikun6724/
Ashikoon674/
Achitkun674/
Haesakun673/
Hassakun671/
Aussakun671/
Assokoun671/

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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 Ashekun
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