Oyesegun Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyesegun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyesegun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oyesegun (10) may also be a first name.

Oyesegun Last Name Facts

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

Oyesegun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyesegun? popularity and diffusion

Oyesegun is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oyesegun reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyesegun is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 42 percent reside, Niger, where 32 percent reside and Ogun, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ousegun8011/
Aesegun801/
Ojosegun7520/
Ojasegun753/
Ojisegun751/
Ajesegun751/
Oyosogun751/
Ojashegun711/
Ajasegun6321/
Aysacgun6314/
Ojashigun598/
Ouchegoun591/
Igegun5710/
Agegun573/
Ouchegoune562/
Aisogun5311/
Oucheghoune531/
Ajasigun503/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oyesegun
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