Dogun Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dogun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3491:507,57225,233
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Dogun (38) may also be a first name.

Dogun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dogun (Russian: Догун) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 698,433rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Dogun live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 67 percent live, Plateau, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 14 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doygun911,672/
Dogoun91183/
Dogunc9124/
Doggun9114/
Dongun913/
Doguín911/
Doogun911/
Dogune911/
Donghun836/
Donggun833/
Dougoun831/
Dhogoun831/
Dagun80689/
Dogon80614/
Degun80379/
Dugun8056/
Dogum8040/
Dégun801/
Dougoune77760/
Dogunova7712/
Dounggun771/
Donghoun771/
Doosghun771/
Duygun732,501/
Dagung73287/
Dungun73205/
Dougon73155/
Dagoun73153/
Dangun7375/
Duogon7368/
Dugung7333/
Dagaun7324/
Dugune7324/
Doğgün7319/
Daguhn7317/
Dasgun7316/
Doghon736/
Deegun736/
Dogoum735/
Doggon735/
Dogoen733/
Deghun733/
Dagunn732/
Daggun732/
Degujn732/
Daghun731/
Daegun731/
Dogonn731/
Dughun731/
Doogum731/
Dusgun731/
Dugund731/
Degaun731/
Duggun731/
Duigun730/
Dougougne711/
Dagusen67264/
Dunggun67103/
Dhangun6784/
Daggung6763/
Dagusin6755/
Daghunc6745/
Dugutin6732/
Dougoum6719/
Danggun6718/
Dahagun674/
Deggoun674/
Dhagunn673/
Dagoune672/
Danngun672/
Duonghuynh672/
Dugusin671/
Daghoun671/
Dangaun671/
Dhugune671/
Dangoun671/
Dougouteng671/
Daugune671/
Duigund670/
Deghuhn670/

Dogun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dogun in the Russian language
Догунdogun-

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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
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  • 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 Dogun
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