Oluokun Surname

68,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0921:24,9782,177
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England681:819,38343,863
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Oluokun (498) may also be a first name.

Oluokun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluokun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oluokun.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluokun? popularity and diffusion

Oluokun is the 68,273rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,001,449 people. The last name Oluokun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oluokun reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 380,144th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 498 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,092 people, or 1 in 24,978. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Osun, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oluokun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oluokun surname is principally Christian (65%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Oluokun surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Oluokun earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $48,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluokuun931/
Olokun921,511/
Olookun8628/
Golokun868/
Oloukun867/
Oluokon866/
Oliokun865/
Olokoun861/
Olotkun861/
Elokun77115/
Alokun7752/
Olakun7725/
Olokon774/
Otlakun7115/
Oladkun7112/
Olakune714/
Alokoun711/
Oolakun711/
Oloukon711/
Ollokhunova679/
Holakund676/
Aloukoun673/
Allokoun671/
Oladkoun671/
Olatkoun671/

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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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  • 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 Oluokun
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