Abagu Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6901:256,72914,780
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abagu (70) may also be a first name.

Abagu Last Name Facts

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

Abagu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 459,598th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Abagu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abagu is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 70 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 256,729. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 70 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found and Borno, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Abagu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Abagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Abagu last name is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abaagu91532/
Abangu91101/
Abagus9130/
Abagou9117/
Abagau9111/
Abaguu919/
Gabagu917/
Habagau8349/
Abangou832/
Habangu832/
Abanguh831/
Abaangu831/
Abasgou831/
Abanggu831/
Awagu801,693/
Obagu801,538/
Abogu80474/
Ebagu80270/
Abegu8072/
Avagu8030/
Obeagu73457/
Obagou73251/
Abogou73247/
Abongu73204/
Ebeagu7376/
Ajuagu7327/
Aivagu7317/
Obangu737/
Awangu736/
Abeegu736/
Ebagau735/
Obaugu735/
Abougu732/
Obaegu732/
Ebaugu731/
Ebaagu731/
Asuagu731/
Awagou731/
Obakgu731/
Obaagu731/
Obaguu731/
Avaagu731/
Awaugu731/
Avagau731/
Habegu731/
Gobagu731/
Awuagu731/
Haibangou711/
Abougou67714/
Achuagu67142/
Abonguh6717/
Avaghut6714/
Awanguh6711/
Aibogou677/
Avaghau674/
Awangou671/
Auvagau671/
Abonghu671/
Ajwangu671/
Obaagou671/
Aïbogou671/
Awagush671/
Ampangu671/
Aboigou671/

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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 Abagu
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