Okogun Surname

179,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okogun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3461:75,5085,412
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Okogun (42) may also be a first name.

Okogun Last Name Facts

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

Okogun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okogun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,531st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,067,149 people. The last name Okogun is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okogun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okogun is also the 1,566,439th most common first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,346 people, or 1 in 75,508. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 54 percent reside, Delta, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okogun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Okogun earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoigun92157/
Okoogun929/
Okoghun921/
Okhogun921/
Okoighun861/
Okogheun861/
Akogun833,643/
Okegun836/
Okagun832/
Okogum831/
Akogoun777/
Akhogun775/
Akongun774/
Aakogun773/
Okugune772/
Hakogun771/
Akoogun771/
Okegoun771/
Akojgun771/
Akogon6730/
Akagun6719/
Akugun675/
Akegun673/
Okugum671/
Okugon671/
Ekagun671/
Ozkugum6267/
Akangun6219/
Akcagun624/
Akeegun624/
Akoghon621/
Akagund621/
Akougoum574/
Akunggun571/
Akaagune571/

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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 Okogun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis