Agyei Surname

6,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agyei Surname User-submission:

It is a native Ghanaian surname, which means 'messenger of God'.

Agyei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana80,5631:33536
England5411:102,99110,830
United States5071:714,90956,330
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Canada621:594,28449,093
South Africa561:967,45960,627
France521:1,277,360130,443
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Iceland61:63,3484,218
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Agyei (12,554) may also be a first name.

Agyei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a native Ghanaian surname, which means 'messenger of God'.

- amanyarkoa

Agyei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agyei is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Agyei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agyei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agyei is the 6,875th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 88,625 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Agyei are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 52,538th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,554 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 80,563 people, or 1 in 335. Besides Ghana Agyei exists in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Agyei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Agyei surname are 40.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Agyei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning 323,199 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.49% more than the national average, earning R 400,392 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $41,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning $32,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adyei80266/
Hagye8039/
Agyia8023/
Augye8016/
Agyie8015/
Eagye8015/
Adgei8010/
Agyey8010/
Agyeh805/
Agyoi803/
Agyee802/
Adgye801/
Agyui801/
Aigye801/
Aagye801/
Hagyehia771/
Adyehi735/
Ogyeyi734/
Adgeye734/
Adyeyi732/
Agyowe731/
Augyie731/
Agyawe731/
Agyeya731/
Agya672,660/
Adye67964/
Adge67639/
Adyeija672/
Adgayia671/

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