Agowu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Agowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Agowu Last Name Facts

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

Agowu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agowu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Agowu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Agowu live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Agowu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Agowu is most common in: Benue, where 50 percent reside and Kano, where 50 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Agowu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akgowu914/
Agowou913/
Agawu80430/
Agewu8035/
Aguwu8030/
Ogowu807/
Egowu802/
Agobu802/
Agovu801/
Agabou7318/
Hagobu739/
Ajguwu733/
Oghowu733/
Aigobu733/
Agawou732/
Akgewu731/
Agawus731/
Aigewu731/
Agavou731/
Agewuh731/
Egouwu731/
Aggabou678/
Ocgoywu673/
Aghaewu673/
Agoubou671/
Ogouwgu671/
Agachwu671/
Hangawu671/
Aguchwu671/

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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 Agowu
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