Agbele Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agbele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2721:139,2638,965
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Benin1181:87,59010,243
Ivory Coast921:250,7749,967
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England41:13,929,515290,718
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Agbele (146) may also be a first name.

Agbele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agbele is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Agbélé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,865th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Agbele reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agbele is also the 763,528th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,272 people, or 1 in 139,263. In Nigeria Agbele is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 27 percent reside, Delta, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Agbele is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 37 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Agbele Last Name Statistics demography

Agbele earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbelie92561/
Angbele9239/
Agbeley9210/
Agboele925/
Agbiele921/
Agbaele921/
Gagbele921/
Aagbele921/
Agbélé891/
Agbeille86127/
Agbeli835,556/
Agbale832,777/
Egbele831,951/
Aguele831,041/
Ogbele83632/
Agbile83624/
Agwele8386/
Agbela8372/
Agbole8349/
Agbaile7757/
Agboile7751/
Agwuele7732/
Angbeli7723/
Ongbele7721/
Ogbaele7712/
Agbiole7711/
Egbeale776/
Egbeile775/
Ougbele774/
Ogboele774/
Ogbeile774/
Agweale773/
Ogbeule773/
Egbeule772/
Oegbele772/
Agbaley772/
Egbelei771/
Hagbela771/
Agbeela771/
Ogbeleh771/
Gogbele771/
Agweele771/
Ehgbele771/
Ogbelej771/
Egbiele771/
Ogbeale771/
Ogbiele771/
Agbelia771/
Agueyle771/
Ogbelie771/
Agwelet771/
Egbhele771/
Agueleh771/
Agbaille7130/
Egbehele7110/
Eagueile714/
Agballey711/
Oegbelej711/
Ougbelej711/
Hogbelet711/
Angweile711/
Agbelaya711/
Agouelet711/
Augvelle710/
Ogbole679,894/
Agbali671,153/
Ogbile67852/
Akwele67444/
Oguele67317/
Ogbale67314/
Agueli67261/
Egbeli67230/
Agweli67145/
Egbile67129/
Aguile6792/
Agbili6751/
Agbila6745/
Ogwele6740/
Egbale6730/
Haangwele6724/
Akuele6714/
Ogbela6713/
Agvile6712/
Agwile6712/
Agwela678/
Egbole673/
Agbealaya673/
Haugbolle672/
Ogbeli671/
Aigvel671/
Hangweele671/
Ahguehele671/
Agboyl671/
Agvell671/

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