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 last name Olubukun is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olubukun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olubukun? popularity and diffusion

Olubukun is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Olubukun is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Olubukun reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olubukun is also the 1,125,792nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 74 people.

The surname Olubukun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Olubukun is most numerous in: Oyo, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Olubukun
  • 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