Agbesi Surname

45,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agbesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11,0141:2,453393
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Agbesi (1,422) may also be a first name.

Agbesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agbesi is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Agbesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agbesi is the 45,792nd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 643,549 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Agbesi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 206,976th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,422 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 11,014 people, or 1 in 2,453. Barring Ghana it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Agbesi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Agbesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.35% less than the national average, earning 209,889 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 834.01% more than the national average, earning R 2,219,560 per year and in United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbeusi9223/
Agbesgi921/
Agbesyi921/
Agbesssi861/
Agbese831,119/
Agbeji83163/
Agbegi83158/
Agbisi83102/
Agbeci8337/
Ogbesi8316/
Agbezi8312/
Agbesy832/
Agbisit771,228/
Agbedzi77418/
Agbaisi7779/
Agbeagi7721/
Agbesea7721/
Agbedji7712/
Agbegie7712/
Agboisi773/
Agbegia772/
Agbuisi772/
Ogbeisi772/
Agbisid772/
Aigbese771/
Agbesey771/
Agbeije771/
Agbezie771/
Agbegih771/
Agbeigi771/
Agbisist712/
Agbeze671,672/
Agbeje67889/
Agbiji67324/
Ogbese67289/
Ogbisi67146/
Ogbeji6793/
Agbizi6768/
Agbege6747/
Ogbegi6718/
Agbige675/
Agbigi674/
Agbeza672/
Agbize671/
Agbise671/

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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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  • 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 Agbesi
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