Oyegun Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Oyegun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 881 | 1:201,070 | 12,047 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oyegun (60) may also be a first name.
Oyegun Demographics
Average Oyegun Salary in
United States
$52,103 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyegun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyegun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyegun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyegun? popularity and diffusion
Oyegun is the 371,278th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. Oyegun is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Oyegun live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 60 people.
The surname Oyegun is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 201,070. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 36 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Oyegun Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Oyegun last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyegune | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oygun | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yegun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oegun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ayegun | 83 | 317 | / |
| Ojegun | 83 | 85 | / |
| Oyagun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayegune | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ayengun | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owegune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayegoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyegune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uygun | 73 | 34,901 | / |
| Aygun | 73 | 1,110 | / |
| Oygün | 73 | 118 | / |
| Eygun | 73 | 42 | / |
| Eegun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eagun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aegun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ougun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ayeghune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iyogun | 67 | 732 | / |
| Ajogun | 67 | 345 | / |
| Ojogun | 67 | 247 | / |
| Ayigun | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ojagun | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ijogun | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oyagon | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ajegun | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ayagun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ayogun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eugune | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eyigun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijegun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayegon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owegum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eagung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eungun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejegun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejigun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoygum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyagun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiogun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojigun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyogun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekgun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hougun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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