Agbowu Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Agbowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agbowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Agbowu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agbowu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbowu? popularity and diffusion

Agbowu is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Agbowu are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Agbowu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 38 percent reside, Enugu, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Agbowu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Agbowu Last Name Statistics demography

Agbowu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agbowhu9215/
Agbowou9213/
Agbouwou861/
Ogbowu83810/
Agbawu83530/
Agbewu83490/
Agbobu83420/
Agbovu83227/
Agbuwu835/
Egbowu833/
Agbabou77466/
Agbovou77130/
Ogboewu7712/
Aigbobu779/
Agbawou773/
Aigbovu771/
Agbavou771/
Agbobou771/
Ogbowuh771/
Ogbouwu771/
Ogbuowu771/
Egbuowu771/
Ogbewu67532/
Agbabu6783/
Ogbobu6738/
Ogbawu6723/
Ogbuwu6720/
Aigboubou676/
Agbavu672/
Agbubu671/
Ogbovu671/
Ogbobou6217/
Ogbuweu624/
Ogbeuwu621/
Oogbewu621/
Egbevou621/
Ogbowoe621/
Hougbevou531/
Ogbabu506/
Egbevu504/
Ogbubu503/
Ogbavu501/
Ogbuvu501/

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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 Agbowu
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