Agha Surname
Approximately 196,011 people bear this surname
Agha Surname User-submission:
Agha is a surname of Turkish origin, which means 'ruler' or 'master'.
Agha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 62,495 | 1:514 | 66 |
| Iran | 44,604 | 1:1,721 | 224 |
| Pakistan | 16,285 | 1:10,970 | 798 |
| Egypt | 15,467 | 1:5,944 | 741 |
| Nigeria | 11,449 | 1:15,472 | 1,516 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,977 | 1:3,093 | 404 |
| Libya | 9,367 | 1:667 | 138 |
| Syria | 5,179 | 1:3,727 | 434 |
| Algeria | 3,396 | 1:11,376 | 2,000 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Iraq | 2,316 | 1:15,122 | 1,002 |
| Lebanon | 1,789 | 1:3,151 | 596 |
| Cameroon | 1,642 | 1:12,649 | 1,703 |
| Jordan | 1,384 | 1:6,389 | 1,264 |
| United States | 1,273 | 1:284,728 | 26,498 |
| United Arab Emirates | 796 | 1:11,510 | 1,433 |
| India | 781 | 1:982,158 | 41,703 |
| England | 641 | 1:86,924 | 9,485 |
| Kuwait | 569 | 1:6,680 | 925 |
| Canada | 390 | 1:94,476 | 10,305 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Yemen | 330 | 1:80,077 | 5,331 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| Qatar | 250 | 1:9,432 | 1,032 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Oman | 211 | 1:17,479 | 1,775 |
| Indonesia | 206 | 1:641,986 | 50,443 |
| Palestine | 200 | 1:22,744 | 3,442 |
| Mauritania | 188 | 1:21,781 | 1,933 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Sweden | 146 | 1:67,444 | 5,120 |
| Germany | 91 | 1:884,675 | 63,174 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 1:804,094 | 13,104 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Agha (86,089) may also be a first name.
Agha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Agha is a surname of Turkish origin, which means 'ruler' or 'master'.
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Average Agha Salary in
United States
$51,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Agha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Agha (Arabic: اّغا, Georgian: აღა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻏﺎ, Hindi: आघा, Marathi: आघा, Oriya: ଅଘ) occurs most in Afghanistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Agha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,858th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 37,179 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Agha reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Agha is also the 11,621st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 86,089 people.
The last name Agha is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 62,495 people, or 1 in 514. In Afghanistan Agha is most prevalent in: Kandahar, where 19 percent live, Helmand, where 17 percent live and Kabul, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in 101 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
Agha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Agha last name are 3.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.22% being registered with the political party.
The amount Agha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.66% more than the national average, earning R 500,604 per year; in United States they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $51,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,733 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Agha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agha in the Georgian language | ||
| აღა | agha | - |
| Agha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଘ | agha | 85.71 |
| ଆେଘା | aegha | 14.29 |
| Agha in the Marathi language | ||
| आघा | agha | 50 |
| अघा | agha | 30.43 |
| आघ | agha | 19.57 |
| Agha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻏﺎ | agha | 46.15 |
| ﺁﻕ | aq | 19.23 |
| ﺍﻏﺎ | agha | 13.46 |
| ﺁﻏﻲ | aghy | 5.77 |
| ﺁﻗﻪ | aqh | 3.85 |
| ﺃﻍ | agh | 1.92 |
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 1.92 |
| ﺁﻏﻰ | aghy | 1.92 |
| Agha in the Hindi language | ||
| आघा | agha | 43.32 |
| आगा | aga | 33.94 |
| अघा | agha | 22.74 |
| Agha in the Arabic language | ||
| اّغا | agha | - |
| لآغا | lagha | - |
| الاّغا | alagha | - |
| ألآغا | alagha | - |
| آلاغا | alagha | - |
| أغا | agha | - |
| الأغا | alagha | - |
| الآغا | alagha | - |
| الاغا | alagha | - |
| آغا | agha | - |
| اغا | agha | - |
| لاغا | lagha | - |
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