Olokun Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Monaco

Olokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4241:124,3988,160
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Olokun (77) may also be a first name.

Olokun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olokun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Olokun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olokun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 260,043rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Olokun live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 77 people.

The last name Olokun is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,424 people, or 1 in 124,398. In Nigeria Olokun is mostly found in: Kogi, where 19 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria Olokun is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olokun Last Name Statistics demography

Olokun earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluokun927,277/
Olookun9228/
Golokun928/
Oloukun927/
Oliokun925/
Olokoun921/
Olotkun921/
Oluokuun861/
Elokun83115/
Olukun8391/
Alokun8352/
Olakun8325/
Olokon834/
Olekun834/
Olukune7721/
Otlakun7715/
Oladkun7712/
Oluokon776/
Olakune774/
Oloukon771/
Alokoun771/
Oolakun771/
Ollokhunova719/
Holakund716/
Aloukoun713/
Allokoun711/
Olatkoun711/
Oladkoun711/
Elekun6760/
Alakun6745/
Alukun6717/
Alloukoun6711/
Alekun679/
Olukon675/
Hollakund674/
Alokon673/
Olakon671/
Olaqon671/

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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 Olokun
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