Shobogun Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shobogun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shobogun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3591:493,43424,703
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shobogun Last Name Facts

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

Shobogun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shobogun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 781,947th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shobogun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Shobogun is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 52 percent are found, Ogun, where 42 percent are found and Oyo, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobogun93703/
Soboogun883/
Shobugun882/
Shobagun881/
Shubogun881/
Sobughun751/
Sabagun674/
Sabugun672/
Chabougoun671/
Subangun63428/
Sabangun634/
Sahuagun631/
Chabougouyn631/
Sumponggun561/

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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 Shobogun
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