Ageitu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ageitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ageitu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ageitu (18) may also be a first name.

Ageitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ageitu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ageitu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ageitu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ageitu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ageitu is also the 2,608,198th most common forename globally, held by 18 people.

The last name Ageitu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Ageitu is most numerous in: Kano, where 52 percent live, Kogi, where 33 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agiitu831/
Ajietu671/
Azyitu671/
Asijtuj62311/
Achietu6211/
Asijtus622/
Asihetu621/
Azyithu621/
Ausihetu571/
Ajsijtuj571/
Ojietu5056/
Ajayiestus504/
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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 Ageitu
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