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 surname Biodun is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biodun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,973rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,850,101 people. The surname Biodun is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biodun reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 24,302nd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 35,821 people.

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

Biodun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Biodun last name is predominantly 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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