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

Dogun (Russian: Догун) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dogun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name Dogun is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Dogun live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dogun is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The last name Dogun is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 67 percent reside, Plateau, where 10 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 14 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

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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  • 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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