Bayegun Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bayegun Surname User-submission:

The Bayegun surname comes from an Yoruba sentence ibi ti aye gun si, meaning 'this is where life is perfect'. It originated from Ikare Akoko, a town in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Bayegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Bayegun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bayegun surname comes from an Yoruba sentence ibi ti aye gun si, meaning 'this is where life is perfect'. It originated from Ikare Akoko, a town in Ondo State, Nigeria.

- adrelani

This surname means 'where life prosper one'.

- adrelani

Bayegun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bayegun is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayegun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bayegun is the 1,511,557th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bayegun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 60 percent are found, Oyo, where 13 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

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