Amagu Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Amagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9421:188,05011,412
Uganda6141:63,5827,254
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Amagu (89) may also be a first name.

Amagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amagu (Marathi: आमगु, Russian: Амагу) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amagu is the 251,268th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,621,145 people. The last name Amagu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amagu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amagu is also the 1,011,231st most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 89 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 942 people, or 1 in 188,050. In Nigeria Amagu is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 75 percent reside, Benue, where 7 percent reside and Cross River, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 39 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amangu91135/
Amagou9132/
Aimagu9119/
Amaegu9118/
Ameagu917/
Gamagu917/
Amaugu914/
Amagus912/
Amaguz911/
Amangou8395/
Hamangu8380/
Amaingu839/
Amangau838/
Gaumagu836/
Amagouz834/
Amaggou832/
Amajgou831/
Hamagou831/
Amaangu831/
Amogu801,945/
Omagu801,248/
Amegu80534/
Emagu80336/
Hamangau7747/
Amahaghu7711/
Amaghoud779/
Amaghous774/
Amaghouz772/
Hammagou772/
Amagueue771/
Amasgoud771/
Amogou73688/
Omeagu7359/
Emagou7346/
Amongu739/
Amuogu738/
Amougu736/
Amogus735/
Emeagu734/
Omangu732/
Omaegu731/
Aymogu731/
Amaghouss71136/
Amougou6724,553/
Amongou6740/
Amaghoe673/
Amoogou671/

Amagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amagu in the Marathi language
आमगुamagu-
Amagu in the Russian language
Амагуamagu-

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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 Amagu
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