Agbechi Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Agbechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
Benin131:795,04642,452

Agbechi (16) may also be a first name.

Agbechi Last Name Facts

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

Agbechi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Agbechi.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbechi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Agbechi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Edo, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Agbechi
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