Biodun Surname

116,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Biodun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biodun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6461:48,5863,738
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England111:5,065,278148,650
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biodun (35,821) may also be a first name.

Biodun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biodun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biodun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,973rd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,850,101 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biodun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Biodun is also the 24,302nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 35,821 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,646 people, or 1 in 48,586. In Nigeria Biodun is most numerous in: Oyo, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Ogun, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Biodun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (64%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biodoun926/
Baiodun923/
Beiodun921/
Bihodun921/
Bioddun921/
Boiodun921/
Bidun91143/
Biadun83310/
Baidun8382/
Bidung8349/
Boydun8312/
Boidun8312/
Bidoun8310/
Biodum838/
Biduin834/
Biodon834/
Bideun833/
Biedun832/
Bidune832/
Bhidun831/
Bidhun831/
Bidunk831/
Beidun831/
Bidoung771,279/
Bidoune77526/
Baidoun77259/
Beidoun77140/
Biadoun778/
Buidung772/
Biddung772/
Biedoun771/
Bhidhun771/
Bidound771/
Boydoun771/
Bidaunt770/
Bidon732,518/
Bydun73504/
Bedun73165/
Vidun738/
Bidum736/
Bidón732/
Bidougne719/
Baidoune715/
Bidunova711/
Biaduń67681/
Beduhn67592/
Boydon67366/
Baidon67279/
Baydun67120/
Vaidun6760/
Beduin6760/
Bidoum6742/
Buidon6737/
Bedung6726/
Bedoun6725/
Biadon6716/
Baidum6715/
Bieduń6712/
Bedunn6711/
Vidhun679/
Bedunk678/
Bedhun678/
Biduim676/
Boidon675/
Bidoon674/
Beydun674/
Bedune672/
Beidon672/
Baidón672/
Bydune671/
Bedaun671/
Baidhundh671/
Bidhon671/
Bouydoune671/
Videun671/
Beedun671/
Bajdun671/
Bedumn671/
Biedon670/
Bedeun670/

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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 Biodun
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