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 occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Agabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agabu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,463rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Agabu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 233 people.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

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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