Olubun Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olubun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olubun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olubun (19) may also be a first name.

Olubun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olubun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olubun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olubun? popularity and diffusion

Olubun is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Olubun live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olubun is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

Olubun is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Olubun is most prevalent in: Osun, where 57 percent are found and Ogun, where 43 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Olubun occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluboun925/
Oluwun832/
Olobun832/
Olouboum711/
Alibun6731/
Olobon672/
Olowun671/
Alubon671/
Olauwon623/
Aluwung621/
Holobon621/
Hulubum621/
Allibun621/
Hollobon57181/
Olowon507/
Alobon503/
Aluvon501/

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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 Olubun
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