Agta Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Agta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1911:530,04360,758
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Agta (367) may also be a first name.

Agta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agta (Hindi: अगता) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agta is the 1,104,724th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Agta is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Agta live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 453,982nd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 367 people.

The last name Agta is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 530,043. In The Philippines Agta is most common in: Northern Mindanao, where 31 percent live, Central Visayas, where 24 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 13 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agtay89758/
Agtas89601/
Agtha8932/
Agtap896/
Agtah893/
Agtai892/
Hagta892/
Agtga891/
Aigta891/
Hagtap804/
Agtash802/
Agtaha801/
Agthap801/
Eagtas801/
Ajgtap801/
Hagtay801/
Akta752,072/
Agte751,682/
Acta75871/
Agti75192/
Aqta7520/
Agtj756/
Egta752/
Agty751/
Agto751/
Aktay6710,540/
Akhta673,955/
Aktağ672,172/
Aktea671,629/
Agthe67430/
Aktaç67405/
Aqtah67342/
Gagto67195/
Agter67105/
Agtos6781/
Actas6757/
Aktau6733/
Aktai6730/
Agtey6724/
Aikta6722/
Aukta6716/
Aktaa6715/
Aktha6713/
Aagte6710/
Aktah6710/
Actha679/
Gagte678/
Aekta675/
Haqta675/
Eakta675/
Aktta673/
Hakta673/
Augti673/
Gogta672/
Agtei672/
Asqta672/
Aqtay672/
Agtod671/
Hagto671/
Hagte671/
Ajcta671/
Agtit671/
Aktaj671/
Agtis671/
Aktaš671/
Hagti671/
Ahgty671/
Aktaï671/
Aucta671/
Actah671/
Agtes670/
Aigte670/

Agta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agta in the Hindi language
अगताagata63.64
आगताagata36.36

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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 Agta
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