Idegun Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Idegun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idegun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Idegun.

How Common Is The Last Name Idegun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idegun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Idegun is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 63 percent are found, Niger, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Idegun occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiegun921/
Idogun832,020/
Idigun83171/
Idagun8348/
Edegun835/
Idhogun773/
Idiogun773/
Aidigun771/
Idojgun771/
Jidigunt713/
Edogun671,163/
Udogun67193/
Edigun6723/
Edagun672/
Edigune622/
Aydogun622/
Ajdigun622/
Idaigon622/
Edoghun621/
Hediggund531/
Edigon501/

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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 Idegun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis