Aganu Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Aganu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
India521:14,751,257245,013
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Aganu (4,051) may also be a first name.

Aganu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aganu (Arabic: اغنو, Bengali: আগনু, Hindi: अगनू, Marathi: अगनु, Oriya: ଅଗନୁ) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Aganu.

How Common Is The Last Name Aganu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 494,499th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The surname Aganu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Aganu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 109,531st most frequently used forename globally, borne by 4,051 people.

The surname Aganu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Outside of Ghana Aganu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aganus91409/
Aghanu91205/
Agangu91125/
Anganu91104/
Aganou9146/
Agaanu9119/
Agaenu917/
Gaganu913/
Aganau911/
Aganui911/
Aganuh911/
Haganu911/
Hanganu835,124/
Aghangu83167/
Haganus8379/
Aghaenu8318/
Agahanu838/
Anganou832/
Agahngu831/
Aganhou831/
Agangou831/
Aghanus831/
Agheanu831/
Haganau830/
Agenu80758/
Agonu8059/
Oganu8057/
Eganu8052/
Aghanouz7731/
Aghannou7714/
Hanganuț774/
Agannguh771/
Agonou73262/
Agongu73231/
Aghenu7345/
Agenui7331/
Ogangu7330/
Hagonu7311/
Agonus736/
Agenhu736/
Agoinu733/
Agenuh731/
Eganou731/
Agonuy731/
Agenuy731/
Aghonu731/
Aganoe731/
Hayganush711/
Hauganaut710/
Hagenau67556/
Agonhou67184/
Goganau6741/
Agonnou6735/
Ogaangu6715/
Aghenau679/
Agounou679/
Hăgeanu674/
Ogășanu672/
Hagonus672/
Aghenui671/
Aggenau671/
Hănganu671/
Augenou671/
Augonus671/
Haughanaut670/
Haughanout670/

Aganu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aganu in the Bengali language
আগনুaganu-
Aganu in the Oriya language
ଅଗନୁaganu79.41
ଆଗନୁaganu16.18
ଅଗାନୁaganu1.47
ଅଗନ୍ୁaganu1.47
Aganu in the Marathi language
अगनुaganu47.8
अगनूaganu21.7
आगनुaganu9.68
आगनूaganu9.09
आगणूaganu4.69
अगणुaganu2.64
आगणुaganu1.17
अगाणुaganu0.88
अगणूaganu0.29
अंगनुanganu0.29
गेनुgenu0.29
अगानुaganu0.29
अगनagana0.29
Aganu in the Hindi language
अगनूaganu36.54
अगानूaganu19.23
अगनुaganu17.31
अगनुआaganu'a9.62
अंगनूanganu3.85
आगनूaganu1.92
आगानूaganu1.92
अगानुaganu1.92
अगंनूagannu1.92
आगानुaganu1.92
अगन्ूaganu1.92
Aganu in the Arabic language
اغنوaghnw-

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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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  • 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 Aganu
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