Jegun Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Jegun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijegun | 91 | 6 | / |
| Jengun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jegung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeegun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeigun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jegunt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Egun | 89 | 720 | / |
| Djegoun | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ijegung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Segun | 80 | 21,643 | / |
| Gegun | 80 | 519 | / |
| Egoun | 80 | 23 | / |
| Jegon | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jigun | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eghun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jegum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zegun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yegun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eggun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekgun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cegun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hegun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jheengun | 77 | 42 | / |
| Jegunova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jaigun | 73 | 185 | / |
| Gecgun | 73 | 92 | / |
| Gegung | 73 | 62 | / |
| Seegun | 73 | 59 | / |
| Jaygun | 73 | 33 | / |
| Chegun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Seguín | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zegung | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zhegun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zegoun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sgegun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiogun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djigun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seigun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seagun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zeghun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seghun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joygun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeghum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heegun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yengun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyegunova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djigoun | 67 | 133 | / |
| Gencgun | 67 | 88 | / |
| Jighoun | 67 | 79 | / |
| Heggund | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aiyegun | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chengun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chegoun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hijgune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gegusin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejiegum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djegoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djigune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zegoune | 67 | 1 | / |
Jegun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jegun in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯეგუნ | jegun | - |
| Jegun in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଗୁନ | ejaguna | 90 |
| େଜଗୁନ୍ | ejagun | 10 |
| Jegun in the Hindi language | ||
| जेगुन | jeguna | 85.71 |
| जॆगुन | jeguna | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Jegun
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