Yekun Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yekun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Yekun (38) may also be a first name.

Yekun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekun is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yekun is the 4,908,606th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Yekun occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yekun live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 38 people.

Yekun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Yekun is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Ogun, where 38 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayekun91148/
Oyekun91143/
Yekoun9124/
Yekung917/
Eyekun911/
Hyekun911/
Ekun892,719/
Aiyekun838/
Eyekung834/
Oyekune833/
Yekusen833/
Oyekoun832/
Hoyekun831/
Ajyekun831/
Uyiekun831/
Yekoung831/
Uykun801,942/
Ekoun801,454/
Ekkun80519/
Aykun80366/
Ekaun80170/
Oykun8049/
Oekun8047/
Uekun8035/
Yekon8023/
Yecun8020/
Ekuin807/
Eakun806/
Ekeun804/
Aekun804/
Ekunh804/
Ekhun802/
Ekgun801/
Iykun801/
Eekun801/
Jekun800/
Yekhaung7730/
Oykunc7348/
Ayokun7341/
Ayukun7322/
Oyekon7315/
Yoakun737/
Uyekon736/
Ayakun734/
Ojekun734/
Awekun734/
Aekaun733/
Joykun732/
Yuykun732/
Jekunt732/
Aekoun732/
Aekkun732/
Ayekum732/
Ayekon732/
Eakune731/
Yaykun731/
Gekhun731/
Eugkun731/
Oyikun731/
Oyakun731/
Eyekon731/
Ejekun731/
Yiekum731/
Iyakun731/
Eakoun731/
Jaykun731/
Jeekun731/
Aekgun731/
Iyekon731/
Eyikun731/
Ekkhun731/
Eidkun731/
Oyekunowa719/
Ecun67237/
Ayikoun6779/
Iyokhun6753/
Yiyakun6748/
Hayakun6726/
Eyikunt6712/
Eadkhun676/
Awekoun673/
Ihekune673/
Ayokoun672/
Ayoukun672/
Ejiokun671/
Houykun671/
Yiyekon671/
Ayokunn671/
Ayakund671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yekun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis