Yikun Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yikun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yikun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yikun (1,039) may also be a first name.

Yikun Last Name Facts

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

Yikun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yikun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Yikun live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yikun is also the 248,783rd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 1,039 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Yikun is most numerous in: Plateau, where 90 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yikoun91133/
Yitkun9188/
Yikhun9128/
Yikune911/
Ikun891,327/
Yikoune831/
Uykun801,942/
Aykun80366/
Hikun80124/
Yokun80102/
Jikun8068/
Ikune8065/
Oykun8049/
Ikeun8035/
Aikun8035/
Itkun8031/
Uikun8020/
Gikun8017/
Hykun805/
Ikkun805/
Ikoun804/
Ikund802/
Oikun802/
Işkun801/
Yicun801/
Iokun801/
Yikheung771/
Yokhun73228/
Aikoun7398/
Oykunc7348/
Ikunne7318/
Haikun7315/
Hykhun7310/
Iszkun737/
Aikune736/
Hoikun735/
Yshkun735/
Ikoung734/
Yokoun734/
Hikoun733/
Ikutin733/
Ikount733/
Ikoune732/
Ikuine732/
Izkoun732/
Yokuin731/
Jykoun731/
Yicung731/
Yoqkun731/
Ikusin731/
Huikun731/
Eidkun731/
Gaikun731/
Jihkun731/
Itkhun731/
Ekun672,719/
Ikon671,566/
Icun6778/
Yokkhun6723/
Hychkun6711/
Ikousin677/
Hikoune676/
Haikoun676/
Hitkhun675/
Hyshkun674/
Jkun672/
Hoiskun671/
Houykun671/
Huikeun671/
Ycun671/
Ykum671/
Hikoung671/
Ikounne671/
Aikhoun671/
Ykunova671/
Jitkhun671/

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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 Yikun
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