Layokun Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Layokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Layokun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layokun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layokun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Layokun is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Layokun live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Layokun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 53 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Osun, where 24 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laokun92464/
Laykun9213/
Liaokun8617/
Laokhun8611/
Liyokun864/
Layakun861/
Laycount800/
Leykun778,695/
Laikun77276/
Loikun7723/
Laokum778/
Laycon776/
Laukun773/
Laykon771/
Ljakun771/
Leakun770/
Leyikun714,185/
Leyakun7162/
Leyekun7136/
Laokoon7134/
Loikung7115/
Loyokon719/
Laukoun718/
Lawekun718/
Lowekun716/
Lehakun714/
Laikhun714/
Layakon714/
Leykune714/
Laoycon713/
Laukung712/
Laikuin712/
Laykhussen711/
Leykoun711/
Laycung711/
Liyekun711/
L'Yokum711/
Laokhon711/
Leyikune679/
Leyekune674/
Laikeung671/
Laoukoum671/
Lehakune671/
Leacount670/
Leakhaun670/

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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 Layokun
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