Olukokun Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olukokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olukokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4581:121,4978,012
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Olukokun (41) may also be a first name.

Olukokun Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Olukokun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,110th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,937,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olukokun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olukokun is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 41 people.

The surname Olukokun is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,458 people, or 1 in 121,497. In Nigeria Olukokun is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 38 percent live, Oyo, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Olukokun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Olukokun surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

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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 Olukokun
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