Jegun Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
France

Jegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
France911:729,92091,032
India491:15,654,396253,566
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Jegun (1,908) may also be a first name.

Jegun Last Name Facts

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

Jegun (Georgian: ჯეგუნ, Hindi: जेगुन, Oriya: େଜଗୁନ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jegun is the 1,014,722nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Jegun are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jegun is also the 173,946th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 1,908 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Jegun is primarily found in: Ondo, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Ogun, where 24 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 36 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijegun916/
Jengun911/
Jegung911/
Jeegun911/
Jeigun911/
Jegunt910/
Egun89720/
Djegoun833/
Ijegung831/
Segun8021,643/
Gegun80519/
Egoun8023/
Jegon8014/
Jigun809/
Eghun803/
Jegum802/
Zegun802/
Yegun801/
Eggun801/
Ekgun801/
Cegun801/
Hegun800/
Jheengun7742/
Jegunova773/
Jaigun73185/
Gecgun7392/
Gegung7362/
Seegun7359/
Jaygun7333/
Chegun7322/
Seguín7312/
Zegung737/
Zhegun737/
Zegoun734/
Sgegun733/
Jiogun733/
Djigun732/
Seigun732/
Seagun732/
Zeghun731/
Seghun731/
Joygun731/
Jeghum731/
Heegun731/
Hegung731/
Jigung731/
Hegoun731/
Yengun731/
Jyegunova711/
Djigoun67133/
Gencgun6788/
Jighoun6779/
Heggund6726/
Aiyegun6720/
Chengun6715/
Chegoun6713/
Hijgune675/
Gegusin672/
Ejiegum671/
Djegoum671/
Djigune671/
Zegoune671/

Jegun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jegun in the Georgian language
ჯეგუნjegun-
Jegun in the Oriya language
େଜଗୁନejaguna90
େଜଗୁନ୍ejagun10
Jegun in the Hindi language
जेगुनjeguna85.71
जॆगुनjeguna14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jegun
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