Oyegun Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8811:201,07012,047
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England171:3,277,533109,658
Gambia41:480,863548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oyegun (60) may also be a first name.

Oyegun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyegun occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oyegun.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyegun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 371,278th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oyegun are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 60 people.

The last name Oyegun is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 201,070. In Nigeria Oyegun is mostly found in: Oyo, where 36 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Oyegun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oyegun surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Oyegun earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.75% more than the national average, earning $52,103 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyegune921/
Oygun915/
Yegun911/
Oegun911/
Ayegun83317/
Ojegun8385/
Oyagun831/
Ayegune777/
Ayengun774/
Owegune771/
Ayegoun771/
Iyegune771/
Uygun7334,901/
Aygun731,110/
Oygün73118/
Eygun7342/
Eegun736/
Eagun733/
Aegun732/
Ougun731/
Eigun731/
Eugun730/
Ayeghune713/
Iyogun67732/
Ajogun67345/
Ojogun67247/
Ayigun67108/
Ojagun67102/
Ijogun6753/
Oyagon6745/
Ajegun6738/
Ayagun6723/
Ayogun6714/
Eugune6710/
Eyigun679/
Ijegun676/
Ayegon674/
Owegum671/
Eagung671/
Eungun671/
Ejegun671/
Ejigun671/
Hoygum671/
Iyagun671/
Oiogun671/
Ojigun671/
Eyogun671/
Oyigon671/
Aekgun671/
Hougun670/

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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 Oyegun
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