Egun Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Egun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 619 | 1:286,176 | 16,110 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Egün (1) are calculated separately.
Egun (171) may also be a first name.
Egun Demographics
Average Egun Salary in
United States
$72,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Egun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Egun (Hindi: एगुन, Russian: Егун) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Egün. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Egun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 467,272nd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Egun are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widely held given name globally, borne by 171 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 286,176. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 22 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Delta, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Egun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Egun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Egun surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Egun Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Egun last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Egun earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.25% more than the national average, earning $72,600 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Egun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egun in the Hindi language | ||
| एगुन | eguna | - |
| Egun in the Russian language | ||
| Егун | egun | - |
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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 Egun
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