Olubukun Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olubukun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olubukun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
England71:7,959,723202,100

Olubukun (74) may also be a first name.

Olubukun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olubukun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olubukun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Olubukun is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Olubukun are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olubukun is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 74 people.

Olubukun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 58 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside.

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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 Olubukun
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