Agbobu Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agbobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3901:454,21223,182
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England121:4,643,172139,951
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Agbobu (44) may also be a first name.

Agbobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agbobu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Agbobu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agbobu is the 701,000th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Agbobu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 454,212. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Rivers, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Agbobu Last Name Statistics demography

Agbobu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning $18,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aigbobu929/
Agbobou921/
Agbovu83227/
Agbowu83182/
Agbabu8383/
Ogbobu8338/
Agbebu8319/
Agbubu831/
Egbobu831/
Agwobu831/
Aigboubou806/
Agbabou77466/
Agbovou77130/
Ogbobou7717/
Agbowhu7715/
Agbowou7713/
Agbaebu779/
Agbawou773/
Agbabus772/
Ongbobu771/
Aigbovu771/
Agbavou771/
Ogbobuha713/
Agbouwou711/
Ogbowu67810/
Agbawu67530/
Egbebu67366/
Akwobu6718/
Ogbebu6710/
Ogwobu6710/
Egbabu677/
Ogbabu676/
Aguowu674/
Ogbubu673/
Agbavu672/
Akuobu671/
Ogbovu671/

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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 Agbobu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis