Agbeniga Surname
Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname
Agbeniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,360 | 1:130,252 | 8,479 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Agbeniga (17) may also be a first name.
Agbeniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agbeniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Agbeniga occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Agbeniga.
How Common Is The Last Name Agbeniga? popularity and diffusion
Agbeniga is the 279,475th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Agbeniga live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name Agbeniga is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,360 people, or 1 in 130,252. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 24 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Ondo, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agbegniga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Agbaniga | 88 | 5 | / |
| Agbenuga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Agbenega | 88 | 2 | / |
| Agboniga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Agbonigha | 82 | 17 | / |
| Agbenegah | 82 | 2 | / |
| Agueiniga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aguiniga | 75 | 1,270 | / |
| Agbanigo | 75 | 328 | / |
| Agbenego | 75 | 1 | / |
| Agbenegi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogbenigho | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ogbenigie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Agbonugah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbinigie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbanugo | 63 | 59 | / |
| Aguiñiga | 63 | 54 | / |
| Aguinega | 63 | 11 | / |
| Ogbenege | 63 | 9 | / |
| Aquiniga | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ogbonuga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aguenegou | 59 | 14 | / |
| Ogbinigie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Egbanugo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Agbeniga
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