Sodun Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sodun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sodun (26) may also be a first name.
Sodun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sodun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sodun (Russian: Содун) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sodun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sodun is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Sodun is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodun live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sodun is also the 2,084,397th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Sodun is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 45 percent reside and Ogun, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sodun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sodun in the Russian language | ||
| Содун | sodun | - |
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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 Sodun
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