Agabu Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Agabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agabu (233) may also be a first name.

Agabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agabu occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agabu? popularity and diffusion

Agabu is the 408,463rd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Agabu are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Agabu is also the 587,225th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 233 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agabus911,588/
Angabu9143/
Agabou9118/
Agabui9110/
Gagabu918/
Hagabu914/
Aghabu913/
Agabut911/
Agabau911/
Agabuš911/
Aggabus8316/
Aggabou838/
Agabous836/
Ashgabu831/
Agabgou831/
Angabau831/
Angabou831/
Egabu80490/
Agawu80430/
Ogabu80377/
Agebu8026/
Agavu803/
Agobu802/
Hagabuch770/
Angobu73213/
Aghavu7319/
Egabou7319/
Hagobu739/
Aigobu733/
Agawou732/
Ogabui732/
Agawus731/
Agaboo731/
Aganpu731/
Ongabu731/
Agaavu731/
Agavou731/
Agebuh731/
Ogabgu731/
Ogaibu731/
Gagavu731/
Haugabout710/
Angampu6721/
Agachwu671/
Angobou671/
Hangawu671/
Agoubou671/
Ougabou671/
Haughabout670/

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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 Agabu
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