Agent Surname

117,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Agent Surname Definition:

The occupation.

Agent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Nigeria1,1601:152,7099,652
Iran7361:104,32410,100
England1021:546,25533,762
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Romania341:590,52642,844
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Agent (4,300) may also be a first name.

Agent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Agent Last Name Facts

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

Agent (Georgian: აგენტ, Hindi: एजेन्ट, Russian: Агент) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Agent.

How Common Is The Last Name Agent? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,534th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,860,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Agent are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Agent is also the 105,503rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 4,300 people.

The surname Agent is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Iran, where 19 percent reside.

Agent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Agent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Agent surname contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agent Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Agent earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.32% less than the national average, earning R 56,268 per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adgent9163/
Agente9126/
Augent9110/
Agient917/
Angent915/
Agents912/
Aguent911/
Aegent910/
Agen892,186/
Agnt892/
Augente8315/
Aguente832/
Hangent831/
Haigent831/
Hagen8087,739/
Aygen802,666/
Angen802,507/
Gagen802,048/
Eagen801,742/
Ageng80809/
Aggen80513/
Augen80402/
Aghen80366/
Aigen80238/
Agien80208/
Aguen8048/
Agaen8040/
Agoen8025/
Egent8025/
Acent8016/
Ageen8010/
Agint8010/
Azent809/
Ajent806/
Ahgen806/
Ogent804/
Asent803/
Akgen803/
Aagen803/
Gagnt802/
Agend802/
Adgen800/
Agenn800/
Atgen800/
Agentova7750/
Haigentz775/
Agn75221/
Haugen7330,450/
Haagen732,697/
Hangen73881/
Anggen73560/
Haggen73306/
Hageen73123/
Heagen73121/
Asente7364/
Ozgent7327/
Eugent7326/
Haygen7323/
Akguen7319/
Ayguen7319/
Gaygen7318/
Haigen7317/
Hegent7317/
Hageng7317/
Hagoen7314/
Agueng7312/
Aisent7312/
Haghen739/
Åhagen739/
Hagend737/
Aigaen736/
Eageen735/
Hatgen734/
Haignt734/
Haguen734/
Anghen734/
Ascent734/
Hacent734/
Aingen734/
Hadgen733/
Eagene733/
Ageene733/
Agieng733/
Gagint733/
Hagaen732/
Gaugen732/
Agengh732/
Hasent732/
Ahagen732/
Ageesn732/
Gaggen731/
Eggent731/
Gogent731/
Ajenth731/
Autgen731/
Gagien731/
Aigene731/
Azeent731/
Hasgen731/
Agheen731/
Angeen731/
Acgeng731/
Anngen731/
Ageenh731/
Agguen731/
Auguen731/
Aujent730/
Gaigen730/
Ausgen730/
Aiggen730/
Gahgen730/
Aitgen730/
Ahsent730/
Asen67108,686/
Acen6767,782/
Agne675,771/
Ogen673,594/
Hagn672,888/
Agin672,866/
Ausente67697/
Azen67589/
Augienė67453/
Ajen67352/
Agem67332/
Akhente67120/
Hasgenc6748/
Hausgen6744/
Audcent6736/
Aign6727/
Haughen6726/
Gaugien6725/
Gagn6713/
Agén6711/
Haugeng6711/
Aanggen6710/
Auzente679/
Angn677/
Agenova674/
Hausent674/
Haugenn673/
Agnd673/
Hascent673/
Aghn673/
Augn673/
Agntsch672/
Ashgeen672/
Haugeen671/
Hauguen671/
Eagn671/
Gakgend671/
Haigaen671/
Agnc671/
Anggeen671/
Asgn671/
Haycent671/
Aguenne671/
Heasent671/
Haisent671/
Aiscent671/
Ôgen671/
Hagghen671/
Gagienė671/
Agengue671/
Achente671/
Acnt671/
Agng671/
Ognt671/
Aggn671/
Agyn671/
Aschgen671/
Asnt671/
Anghint671/
Aqgheen671/
Aznt671/
Audgeng671/
Aunngen671/
Gaageen671/
Gaggien670/
Hagguen670/
Heugent670/
Eaughen670/
Haiggen670/
Haggint670/

Agent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agent in the Georgian language
აგენტagent-
Agent in the Hindi language
एजेन्टejenta-
Agent in the Russian language
Агентagent-

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