Agabus Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Agabus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agabus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1641:152,1849,633
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Agabuš (1) are calculated separately.

Agabus (1,684) may also be a first name.

Agabus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agabus (Oriya: ଅଗବୁସ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Agabuš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agabus? popularity and diffusion

Agabus is the 249,873rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. Agabus is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Agabus live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 187,521st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,684 people.

Agabus is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,164 people, or 1 in 152,184. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 58 percent are found, Plateau, where 13 percent are found and Gombe, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agabuš941/
Aggabus9216/
Agabous926/
Agabu91856/
Angabu8343/
Agabou8318/
Agabui8310/
Gagabu838/
Agabos835/
Hagabu834/
Aghabu833/
Agawus831/
Agabau831/
Agabut831/
Agabousse8017/
Aggabou778/
Hagabos776/
Agebush774/
Ashgabu771/
Angabau771/
Angabou771/
Agabgou771/
Ogabu73377/
Agavu733/
Agobu732/
Hagebush7128/
Hagabuch710/
Hagebusch67266/
Angobu67213/
Aghavu6719/
Hagobu679/
Aigobu673/
Ogabui672/
Agavou671/
Agaavu671/
Ongabu671/
Ogabgu671/
Aganpu671/
Ogaibu671/
Agaboo671/
Haugabout670/

Agabus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agabus in the Oriya language
ଅଗବୁସagabusa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agabus
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