Mayegun Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mayegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6991:253,42314,617
England91:6,190,895170,599
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Mayegun (100) may also be a first name.

Mayegun Last Name Facts

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

Mayegun is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayegun? popularity and diffusion

Mayegun is the 471,721st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mayegun live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mayegun is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 100 people.

The surname Mayegun is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 699 people, or 1 in 253,423. In Nigeria Mayegun is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 43 percent live, Oyo, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Mayegun exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayeguun933/
Mayegoun931/
Maygun926/
Maegun921/
Moyegun86486/
Mayagun867/
Mayghun864/
Meyegun863/
Mayogun862/
Maiegun861/
Muyegun861/
Maygon7774/
Maigun7716/
Meegun774/
Moegun773/
Muygun772/
Maugun771/
Mayagaund7510/
Mayaghune751/
Mayunggun751/
Maighun7140/
Meyegon717/
Majogun716/
Majagun715/
Moyogun713/
Mayougoung712/
Hmeegun711/
Moyigun711/
Moyagun711/
Maugaun711/
Mayghon711/
Meungun711/
Maigeun711/
Maughun710/
Mujagund674/
Mawegoum672/
Majungun671/
Majangun671/
Muiegund671/
Maughaun670/

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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 Mayegun
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