Idundun Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idundun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idundun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
England41:13,929,515290,718

Idundun (18) may also be a first name.

Idundun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idundun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idundun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Idundun is the 685,266th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Idundun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idundun is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname Idundun is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 412,920. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idyoundun881/
Odundun8629/
Adundun868/
Edundun863/
Idndn835/
Idyondun805/
Adu-Ndun801/
Iduonduonyi781/
Adoundoun75128/
Idenden7130/
Oduntun7122/
Idandan716/
Adindun714/
Odundan713/
Adoun-Doun713/
Iddenden67165/
Idyondon6726/
Ityondun6717/
Adndn674/
Oatundun674/
Odunutan672/
Atinduni671/
Idondani671/
Idan Dan671/
Idandane671/
Edundani671/
Edunndon670/
Edumdum571/

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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 Idundun
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