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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agetu? popularity and diffusion

Agetu is the 721,185th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Agetu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Agetu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

Agetu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 158,054. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 56 percent are found, Ngora District, where 19 percent are found and Soroti District, where 18 percent are found. Besides Uganda Agetu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Agetu
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