Agunu Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8301:213,42512,675
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Agunu (251) may also be a first name.

Agunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agunu (Hindi: अगूनू, Oriya: ଅଗୁନୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Agunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Agunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agunu is the 302,643rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,811,440 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Agunu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 562,655th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 251 people.

Agunu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 213,425. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 30 percent live, Delta, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agungu91279/
Agunnu9162/
Angunu9132/
Agunus915/
Agunut911/
Agunud911/
Agunau911/
Augunus8313/
Anggunu8310/
Aungunu8310/
Agounou839/
Augungu834/
Ahagunu831/
Anguunu831/
Hagunnu831/
Ogunu80469/
Egunu80141/
Agonu8059/
Aginu8013/
Angounou77814/
Agounnou776/
Ogunnu7343/
Hagonu7311/
Ogungu7310/
Egunnu735/
Ongunu733/
Egounu733/
Agonuy731/
Agunoo731/
Eggunu731/
Aghonu731/
Oghounu6782/
Ogunnou673/
Ogunnus672/
Oghunnu671/
Eghounu671/

Agunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agunu in the Oriya language
ଅଗୁନୁagunu81.08
ଆଗୁନୁagunu8.11
ଅଗୁନୂagunu2.7
ଆଘୁନୁaghunu2.7
ଅଗୁଣୁagunu2.7
ଆଗୂନୁagunu2.7
Agunu in the Hindi language
अगूनूagunu50
अगुनूagunu25
अगुनुagunu25

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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 Agunu
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