Agbo Surname

2,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Agbo Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from Enugu, Nigeria, and it originally stood for an elder of high rank.

Agbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria143,6661:1,233162
Benin13,4601:76880
Ghana13,4391:2,011333
Togo13,2301:54827
Ivory Coast2,3601:9,776806
Philippines1,2391:81,71014,147
Gabon4041:4,676852
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
France2321:286,30543,905
England1911:291,71822,402
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Senegal561:260,3451,574
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Norway181:285,68329,080
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Agbo (16,797) may also be a first name.

Agbo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from Enugu, Nigeria, and it originally stood for an elder of high rank.

- mcodoh

Agbo Last Name Facts

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

Agbo (Russian: Агбо) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,972nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,525 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Agbo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,896th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 16,797 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 143,666 people, or 1 in 1,233. In Nigeria Agbo is most numerous in: Enugu, where 29 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Anambra, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Agbo occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Ghana, where 7 percent reside.

Agbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Agbo surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Agbo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.01% more than the national average, earning 578,000 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 101.64% more than the national average, earning R 479,184 per year; in United States they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $52,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $59,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agboh893,986/
Angbo891,688/
Gagbo89972/
Agbot89191/
Aigbo89152/
Hagbo89122/
Agboi89120/
Agbou8978/
Agboo8958/
Agboï8950/
Aagbo8926/
Agbos8925/
Agboî8911/
Agboa899/
Agbop898/
Aggbo897/
Agboy896/
Agbuo895/
Ajgbo895/
Agbho894/
Augbo893/
Aegbo892/
Akgbo891/
Aîgbo891/
Agboz891/
Aigboa8048/
Agbohe8029/
Aigbos8023/
Aingbo8012/
Gaygbo809/
Agbooa808/
Ageebo806/
Angboo805/
Haugbo804/
Hangbo803/
Angbou803/
Gagboi801/
Haggbo801/
Gaigbo801/
Aajgbo801/
Agbuoa801/
Agboch801/
Agbooe801/
Agbooh801/
Agboud801/
Aghbou801/
Agbgou801/
Agbous801/
Aangbo801/
Egbo7548,962/
Agba7541,844/
Ogbo7513,484/
Agwo752,101/
Aguo75182/
Ashghbo7368/
Ahagbou7327/
Agboaya7318/
Achgbuo733/
Agbooha732/
Gagbhoj731/
Aghboij731/
Agbohii731/
Ahaigbo731/
Achgbou731/
Agboaja731/
Ogboi672,462/
Angba671,576/
Egboh671,498/
Agbah671,329/
Agbas671,286/
Ogboh671,235/
Ogboo67896/
Hagba67514/
Aigba67358/
Agbağ67328/
Agbaa67301/
Ogbuo67265/
Aguho67200/
Egbuo67193/
Gogbo67180/
Aiguo67174/
Aïgba67125/
Gagba67122/
Egboo67114/
Ongbo67110/
Agbat6771/
Agbau6755/
Ogbot6751/
Egboy6749/
Ogbou6745/
Ogbos6728/
Agbeu6728/
Agwoh6725/
Agwou6725/
Aegba6724/
Ogbod6724/
Aagba6721/
Högbo6721/
Aguou6719/
Aîgba6718/
Hogbo6717/
Eigbo6714/
Aygba6714/
Agbaï6714/
Hegbo6714/
Oigbo6712/
Aguos6712/
Haguo6711/
Augba6710/
Ogboa679/
Ogbgo679/
Agwuo678/
Ogboy678/
Asgba677/
Ogbho677/
Asgwo676/
Ougbo676/
Agbad675/
Agwoi675/
Agbha674/
Asguo674/
Augwo674/
Agbatowa674/
Oogbo673/
Agbohaya673/
Okgbo673/
Ayguo673/
Aghba672/
Agbaz672/
Agbga672/
Ahgba672/
Aguod672/
Auguo671/
Gagwo671/
Ajgba671/
Eghbo671/
Ajgwo671/
Oîgbo671/
Ogboï671/
Oegbo671/
Hagwo671/
Aggba671/
Angvo671/
Oggbo671/
Osgbo671/
Eagba671/
Eugbo671/
Aghwo671/
Agwop671/
Agbojowa671/
Aguoh671/

Agbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agbo in the Russian language
Агбоagbo-

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