Asukun Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Asukun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asukun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Asukun (10) may also be a first name.

Asukun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asukun occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asukun? popularity and diffusion

Asukun is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Asukun is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Asukun reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asukun is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Asukun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 75 percent live and Ekiti, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asukune921/
Ashukun921/
Asokun8359/
Ajukun8310/
Asukon832/
Ashokun777/
Ashikun775/
Asuquon771/
Achukun771/
Hasukhon7114/
Achukune711/
Assokoun711/
Osokun6710/
Ajucun677/
Assoukoum673/
Ojukun672/
Osukon672/
Achoukoun672/
Asokon672/
Asuqon671/
Asssokoun671/
Osukhon6268/
Ozuckun6251/
Ozuykun6214/
Oshokun624/
Assokon622/
Ashokon622/
Asokhon621/
Azeukum621/
Ajcucun621/
Atchoukoune591/
Oshiekun571/
Azoukoum571/
Ojukousin531/
Ajucum50191/
Ojukucheng506/
Osokon501/

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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 Asukun
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