Agum Surname

126,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Agum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5261:116,0837,686
Philippines8421:120,23520,714
Uganda5181:75,3658,231
Cameroon3231:64,3018,181
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Israel161:534,85239,210
United States131:27,881,456736,413
India91:85,229,487684,495
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Agúm (1) are calculated separately.

Agum (2,085) may also be a first name.

Agum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agum (Hindi: अगुम, Marathi: अगुम, Tibetan: ཨ་གུམ་) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant: Agúm. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,575th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,030,523 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Agum reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 164,909th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 2,085 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,526 people, or 1 in 116,083. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 42 percent are found, Cross River, where 19 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Agum occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Agum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Agum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agúm921/
Angum891,709/
Agume89888/
Gagum89301/
Agoum8956/
Hagum8948/
Aigum8910/
Aagum899/
Aggum898/
Agusm897/
Augum896/
Aygum894/
Aghum894/
Eagum894/
Ahgum893/
Aegum892/
Agumn891/
Agaum891/
Agumg891/
Agoume801,509/
Haugum80417/
Gagoum80157/
Hagume8040/
Anggum8039/
Gaagum8039/
Angoum8038/
Agusme8021/
Gaghum8017/
Hangum806/
Aguume805/
Aggoum805/
Gagaum804/
Aangum801/
Gaigum801/
Aughum800/
Agun754,596/
Agom754,389/
Ogum751,667/
Egum75565/
Augusme73141/
Agoutim73137/
Augoume7323/
Agumova736/
Hanggum735/
Aguchem731/
Aggoume731/
Anggaum731/
Agung6725,997/
Ongum672,688/
Agoun672,015/
Aygun671,110/
Agune67964/
Akgun67896/
Eggum67820/
Ogume67417/
Angun67405/
Agoom67186/
Hagom67136/
Augun67121/
Gagun6780/
Aghom6743/
Hagun6736/
Agoem6731/
Asgun6722/
Ogoum6721/
Ahgun6718/
Aigun6715/
Oguum6713/
Eigum6711/
Agaun6710/
Gogum679/
Hegum679/
Egoum679/
Aggun678/
Oggum677/
Aguín676/
Hogum676/
Eegum675/
Aghun674/
Agusn673/
Aigom673/
Eagun673/
Agunq672/
Oghum672/
Aigumova671/
Eagom671/
Eugum671/
Aggom671/
Aguhn671/
Agouchim671/
Aagun671/
Auguń671/
Agunh671/

Agum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agum in the Tibetan language
ཨ་གུམ་agum-
Agum in the Marathi language
अगुमaguma-
Agum in the Hindi language
अगुमaguma60
अगमagama40

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agum
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