Agbugba Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agbugba Surname User-submission:

The surname Agbugbakansi or Agbugba means 'the sting is still poisonous'.

Agbugba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6551:270,44715,411
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Agbugba (16) may also be a first name.

Agbugba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Agbugbakansi or Agbugba means 'the sting is still poisonous'.

- emmagbugba

Agbugba Last Name Facts

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

Agbugba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agbugba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,903rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Agbugba are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agbugba is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Agbugba is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 270,447. In Nigeria Agbugba is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Agbugba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Agbugba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 258.13% more than the national average, earning R 851,052 per year and in United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ogbugba861/
Agbhoungba821/
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Agboegba8010/
Agbogbai801/
Agbougbou758/
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Agbogbo712,453/
Agbogbe711,307/
Agboungbou7136/
Ogbugwa717/
Agwugwa717/
Oguogba716/
Akwugba714/
Ogbugbo714/
Ogbugbe713/
Agbogbé711/
Ogbogba711/
Ogbuigbo6770/
Eigbogba6719/
Egbuigbo676/
Aagbogbo674/
Ogbungbe673/
Ogbogboa672/
Angboungbou671/
Agboggbo671/
Ogbougbe671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agbugba
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