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 surname Remilekun is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Remilekun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 552,857th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Remilekun are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Remilekun is also the 37,372nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 20,311 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 312,973. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

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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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