Agbem Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agbem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4381:404,43621,183
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Agbem (14) may also be a first name.

Agbem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agbem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 671,677th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Agbem are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agbem is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname Agbem is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 404,436. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 43 percent live, Kogi, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Agbem Last Name Statistics demography

Agbem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbeme91488/
Angbem9139/
Aigbem911/
Agbim801,918/
Aguem80537/
Agben8048/
Ogbem8043/
Egbem806/
Agwem801/
Ahagbeme772/
Ogbeme73104/
Agbeen7383/
Agbaim7320/
Angben7316/
Agbeng736/
Agbime735/
Agbeun734/
Egbeam733/
Agbaym733/
Agweme732/
Agboim732/
Agbiom731/
Agbaen731/
Agbien731/
Angwem731/
Egbeum731/
Hagben731/
Ogbemhe6755/
Angbeen672/
Ogbheme672/
Ougbeme671/
Agbhime671/
Anghben671/
Agbajme671/
Aungwem671/

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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 Agbem
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