Oyekun Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Oyekun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Oyekun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyekun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyekun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyekun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,478,479th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Oyekun is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyekun are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 35 percent live, Oyo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyekune | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oyekoun | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hoyekun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oykun | 91 | 49 | / |
| Oekun | 91 | 47 | / |
| Yekun | 91 | 16 | / |
| Ayekun | 83 | 148 | / |
| Oykunc | 83 | 48 | / |
| Yekoun | 83 | 24 | / |
| Oyekon | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ojekun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eyekun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyakun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyikun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyekunowa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eyekung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Houykun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uyiekun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uykun | 73 | 1,942 | / |
| Aykun | 73 | 366 | / |
| Uekun | 73 | 35 | / |
| Yecun | 73 | 20 | / |
| Eakun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oukun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aekun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oikun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oykon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eekun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houykhun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houekoun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahouekoun | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ouskun | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ayokun | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ayukun | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ojokun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yoakun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uyekon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoikun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajokun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awekun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayakun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aekaun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oukhun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aekoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aekkun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayekum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayekon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijokun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eugkun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujokun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyekon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejekun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoykum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owekum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidkun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyikun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyekon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekgun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyekun
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