Agetu Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2471:158,05413,770
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Agetu (16) may also be a first name.

Agetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agetu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Agetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agetu is the 721,185th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agetu live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Agetu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 158,054. In Uganda Agetu is most common in: Serere District, where 56 percent live, Ngora District, where 19 percent live and Soroti District, where 18 percent live. Apart from Uganda Agetu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agettu918/
Angetu913/
Agietu911/
Hagetu911/
Hagetou837/
Angethu834/
Aguetou832/
Agitu802,645/
Egetu80301/
Ajetu80265/
Azetu80212/
Agatu80177/
Agotu8083/
Asetu8030/
Acetu8030/
Igetu8011/
Ogetu802/
Augestus771/
Aguettou771/
Akhetu7348/
Aisetu7348/
Achetu7343/
Agothu7314/
Angitu739/
Hazetu735/
Agatau735/
Agahtu735/
Aagotu734/
Agathu732/
Aghatu732/
Hasetu732/
Aghotu732/
Asetou732/
Hagitu731/
Agitau731/
Azeteu731/
Ajetou731/
Agaatu731/
Hagatu731/
Hagotu731/
Ausetu731/
Asietu731/
Agistu731/
Aigotu731/
Achetou67408/
Aceituj6781/
Ayisetu6749/
Achettu6726/
Aisetou6711/
Achietu6711/
Aceytuj679/
Angithu676/
Agattau674/
Asetthu673/
Angitau672/
Ongetou672/
Adjetou672/
Aiscetu671/
Hajethu671/
Hausetu671/
Hajetou671/
Ejigetu671/
Aseethu671/
Ajeethu671/
Adjetuy671/
Azzetou671/
Aysetou671/
Azeuteu671/
Ajeitou671/

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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
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  • 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 Agetu
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