Yekun Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Yekun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
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 surname Yekun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Yekun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found 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 numerous first name on earth, borne by 38 people.
The surname Yekun is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Ogun, where 38 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayekun | 91 | 148 | / |
| Oyekun | 91 | 143 | / |
| Yekoun | 91 | 24 | / |
| Yekung | 91 | 7 | / |
| Eyekun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hyekun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekun | 89 | 2,719 | / |
| Aiyekun | 83 | 8 | / |
| Eyekung | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oyekune | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yekusen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oyekoun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hoyekun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajyekun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uyiekun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekoung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uykun | 80 | 1,942 | / |
| Ekoun | 80 | 1,454 | / |
| Ekkun | 80 | 519 | / |
| Aykun | 80 | 366 | / |
| Ekaun | 80 | 170 | / |
| Oykun | 80 | 49 | / |
| Oekun | 80 | 47 | / |
| Uekun | 80 | 35 | / |
| Yekon | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yecun | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ekuin | 80 | 7 | / |
| Eakun | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekeun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aekun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekunh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekhun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekgun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iykun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eekun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yekhaung | 77 | 30 | / |
| Oykunc | 73 | 48 | / |
| Ayokun | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ayukun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Oyekon | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yoakun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Uyekon | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ayakun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojekun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awekun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aekaun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Joykun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yuykun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekunt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aekoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aekkun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayekum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayekon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eakune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaykun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugkun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyikun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyakun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyekon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejekun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiekum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyakun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eakoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaykun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeekun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aekgun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyekon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyikun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eidkun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyekunowa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ecun | 67 | 237 | / |
| Ayikoun | 67 | 79 | / |
| Iyokhun | 67 | 53 | / |
| Yiyakun | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hayakun | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eyikunt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eadkhun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awekoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihekune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayokoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayoukun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejiokun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houykun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiyekon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayokunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayakund | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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
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