Agbonifo Surname

145,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agbonifo Surname User-submission:

Agboifo (a/gbo/i/fo) or Agbonifo (a/gbon/i/fo) are Edo names used mostly in Owan or by a sect usually called Ora in Edo state (Nigeria). It means 'the world has no end', 'people who have no end' or 'a world without end'.

It comes from the words agbon, which means 'people' or 'world' and ifo, which meeans 'never ending'.

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Agbonifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9461:60,1304,484
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Agbonifo (193) may also be a first name.

Agbonifo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agboifo (a/gbo/i/fo) or Agbonifo (a/gbon/i/fo) are Edo names used mostly in Owan or by a sect usually called Ora in Edo state (Nigeria). It means 'the world has no end', 'people who have no end' or 'a world without end'.

It comes from the words agbon, which means 'people' or 'world' and ifo, which meeans 'never ending'.

There are some parts of Delta state that bear the name Agboifo in other known variants, such as: Agboifor, Agbonifor, Agnoifoh and Agbonifoh.

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Agbonifo Last Name Facts

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

Agbonifo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Agbonifo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbonifo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agbonifo is the 145,871st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,395,643 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Agbonifo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 653,740th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 193 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,946 people, or 1 in 60,130. In Nigeria Agbonifo is mostly found in: Edo, where 74 percent are found, Delta, where 9 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Agbonifo is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Agbonifo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Agbonifo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.19% less than the national average, earning $33,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbonifoh94162/
Aigbonifo9413/
Agbonnifo942/
Agbonifoa941/
Aagbonifo941/
Augbonifo941/
Aigbonifoh891/
Agbanifo8844/
Agbonefo889/
Agbenifo886/
Agbonifa883/
Ogbonifo881/
Egbonifo881/
Agboneffo821/
Agbonıfoh821/
Agbanifa756/
Agbanefa6359/
Agbenefa631/
Ogbanufa501/

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