Remilekun Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Remilekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Remilekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5661:312,97317,327
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Remilekun (20,311) may also be a first name.

Remilekun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Remilekun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Remilekun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Remilekun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 552,857th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname Remilekun is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Remilekun live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Remilekun is also the 37,372nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 20,311 people.

Remilekun is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 566 people, or 1 in 312,973. In Nigeria Remilekun is most common in: Lagos, where 30 percent are found, Ogun, where 21 percent are found and Ondo, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Remilekun
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