Ageya Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Ageya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 172 | 1:226,973 | 17,480 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ageya (56) may also be a first name.
Ageya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ageya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ageya (Oriya: ଆେଗୟା) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ageya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ageya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 226,973. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 29 percent reside, Zombo District, where 21 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ageya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ageya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଗୟା | aegaya | - |
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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 Ageya
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