Agunya Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Agunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
Tanzania1071:494,78133,101
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Agunya (54) may also be a first name.

Agunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Agunya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Agunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Agunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Agunya are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 54 people.

Agunya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 36 percent live, Delta, where 24 percent live and Plateau, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angunya92124/
Hagunya921/
Gagunya921/
Agunyo831,299/
Ogunya83527/
Agonya83303/
Agunia83131/
Agunja8323/
Agunias77338/
Agounha7798/
Agusnia7766/
Agunnia7714/
Hagunia7713/
Ongunya7712/
Angunia779/
Angunyo778/
Agunjaa771/
Agunnyo771/
Ogunnya771/
Aguunyo771/
Oguunya771/
Agonyaa771/
Aguña73201/
Anggunia719/
Ogunaiya717/
Angounia715/
Ong'unya715/
Angunjia711/
Ogunoyia711/
Agounyoh711/
Agonia671,575/
Ogonya67614/
Ogunyo67404/
Agonyo67351/
Agonha67228/
Ogunia67125/
Ogunja6798/
Ogunnaiya6798/
Agonja678/
Agunjo673/
Agugno671/
Aguñia671/
Hanghunja671/
Ogounyayi671/

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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 Agunya
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