Agius Surname

46,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Agius Surname User-submission:

Agius is a Maltese surname. It is derived either from the Greek word agios, meaning 'Saint', or from the Arabic word ajuz, meaning 'old'.

Agius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta5,5871:7716
Australia2,3121:11,6761,714
France8541:77,77810,934
England8431:66,0957,680
United States7281:497,88341,901
Canada4151:88,7859,791
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Wales481:64,4695,713
Gibraltar351:970205
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
England11:24,375,369195,128

Agius (63) may also be a first name.

Agius Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agius is a Maltese surname. It is derived either from the Greek word agios, meaning 'Saint', or from the Arabic word ajuz, meaning 'old'.

- alfa3gr

Agius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agius is most common in Malta. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Agius.

How Common Is The Last Name Agius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,103rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 647,782 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Agius live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 63 people.

The surname Agius is most widespread in Malta, where it is carried by 5,587 people, or 1 in 77. Outside of Malta this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Agius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Agius has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 84,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agius last name are 8.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Agius earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.23% more than the national average, earning $60,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hagius9191/
Aggius9146/
Augius9120/
Gius89947/
Hagious830/
Aiyus8066/
Giaus8056/
Giuss8018/
Ayius805/
Gihus804/
Ogius802/
Ugius801/
Gious801/
Goius801/
Ajius801/
Giuis801/
Azius801/
Aious801/
Ius751,637/
Gaiyus7329/
Gayius7322/
Aizuss7315/
Ageous7310/
Aisuss736/
Aggeus736/
Aisous732/
Gasgus732/
Gajgus731/
Azzius731/
Giuiss731/
Haious731/
Haisus731/
Aiyush731/
Gaiius731/
Auzius731/
Gehius731/
Gihaus731/
Gihuis731/
Eggius730/
Aous672,221/
Jaus67624/
Acus67267/
Ajus67157/
Asus67132/
Azus67117/
Jius6764/
Ihus6763/
Iuds6755/
Gasgous6741/
Ijus6733/
Hius6733/
Iust6728/
Aios6721/
Águs6715/
Ieus679/
Ious677/
Eaus676/
Iuse676/
Auos675/
Oius673/
Iuts673/
Iuss673/
Giuz672/
Eius672/
Ghiyous672/
Iush672/
Haggios672/
Uius671/
Iuhs671/
Haisous671/
Aggeeus671/
Heggius671/
Auus671/
Huggius671/
Aggioss671/
Goyious671/
Hodgius670/
Aaus670/

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