Balogun Surname

2,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balogun Surname User-submission:

This surname consists of the two Yoruba words oba (king) and ogun (war). Therefore the name means 'king of war'. The spelling with only 'u' is more common in English speaking countries (eg. Nigeria), whereas the spelling with 'ou' is mostly used in French speaking countries (eg.

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Balogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria214,9311:82497
England2,8101:19,8282,821
United States1,5811:229,25922,104
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Ireland1441:32,7012,792
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iceland351:10,8601,018
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Benin221:469,80032,108
Wales191:162,87011,152
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belize21:177,7373,502
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Balógun (1) are calculated separately.

Balogun (8,895) may also be a first name.

Balogun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname consists of the two Yoruba words oba (king) and ogun (war). Therefore the name means 'king of war'. The spelling with only 'u' is more common in English speaking countries (eg. Nigeria), whereas the spelling with 'ou' is mostly used in French speaking countries (eg. Bénin, Togo).

- raybal

The Balogun surname means in Yoruba (a language in Nigeria) 'war lord'.

It's literal meaning is 'meet at war'.

- prideofgenies

Balogun is a Yoruba surname, meaning 'warlord of the Yoruba tribe'.

- Roshaun

Balogun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balogun (Russian: Балогун) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Balógun. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balogun? popularity and diffusion

Balogun is the 2,497th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,832 people. The surname Balogun is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Balogun reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balogun is also the 66,242nd most numerous first name globally, held by 8,895 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214,931 people, or 1 in 824. In Nigeria Balogun is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 31 percent are found, Ogun, where 14 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Balogun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Balogun surname is primarily Christian (61%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Balogun last name are 41.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Balogun earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning R 133,992 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balogun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balogun in the Russian language
Балогунbalogun-

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