Agulhas Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Agulhas Surname User-submission:

The Agulhas surname means 'needles' in Portuguese.

Agulhas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2221:44,3355,656
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agulhas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Agulhas surname means 'needles' in Portuguese.

- juneyd2

Agulhas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agulhas is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agulhas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,914th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,231,548 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Agulhas are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 44,335. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Agulhas Last Name Statistics demography

Agulhas earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning R 245,568 per year.

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Agulias861/
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Agoulat711/
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Agulhoo711/
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Agoulous676/
Augoulat676/
Gaggulla675/
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Hangulah673/
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Aggoulla671/
Agholais671/
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Anghulya671/
Aungoula671/
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