Egun Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6191:286,17616,110
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Egün (1) are calculated separately.

Egun (171) may also be a first name.

Egun Last Name Facts

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

Egun (Hindi: एगुन, Russian: Егун) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Egün. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Egun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,272nd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname is primarily 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. Egun is also the 698,971st most frequently held forename in the world, held by 171 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 286,176. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Egun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency 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 holding the Egun surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egün921/
Gegun89519/
Jegun89250/
Egune89138/
Eygun8942/
Egund8923/
Egoun8923/
Engun8923/
Eegun896/
Esgun894/
Eagun893/
Eghun893/
Egung893/
Aegun892/
Ekgun891/
Oegun891/
Eigun891/
Yegun891/
Eggun891/
Hegun890/
Eugun890/
Gecgun8092/
Egoune8024/
Egoung8014/
Enggun807/
Ijegun806/
Engoun802/
Heegun801/
Hegung801/
Eagung801/
Egutin801/
Egaund801/
Engaun801/
Yengun801/
Jeigun801/
Hegoun801/
Aekgun801/
Jeegun801/
Jegung801/
Jengun801/
Jegunt800/
Ogun7510,777/
Agun754,596/
Egon751,463/
Igun75731/
Egum75565/
Jgun751/
Ögun751/
Egunova731,086/
Gencgun7388/
Heggund7326/
Aiyegun7320/
Egueune737/
Ijegung731/
Uygun6734,901/
Yegon6731,450/
Aygun671,110/
Akgun67896/
Eggum67820/
Igune67771/
Eagon67646/
Eygün67215/
Yegün67111/
Eggon6774/
Ingun6765/
Igung6754/
Hogun6748/
Jheengun6742/
Hagun6736/
Hegon6730/
Gigun6721/
Igaun6720/
Ahgun6718/
Aigun6715/
Jegon6714/
Yegum6711/
Eigum6711/
Agaun6710/
Hegum679/
Jigun679/
Egoum679/
Aggun678/
Yogun678/
Aguín676/
Eegum675/
Higun675/
Uigun675/
Oygun675/
Okgun675/
Eagum674/
Ogunn674/
Aghun674/
Eghon674/
Jegunova673/
Đogun673/
Jegum672/
Ogunh672/
Echgoune671/
Agunh671/
Ygung671/
Egoon671/
Oghun671/
Egonn671/
Eigon671/
Iegunova671/
Jgoun671/
O'Gun671/
Yeghoung671/
Yegunova671/
Eigün671/
Eegon671/
Aagun671/
Ogaun671/
Heigoune671/
Aguhn671/
Egonh671/
Iggun671/

Egun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egun in the Hindi language
एगुनeguna-
Egun in the Russian language
Егунegun-

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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 Egun
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