Augustus Surname

47,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Augustus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Augustus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6591:99,06011,013
Nigeria2,0631:85,8676,028
South Africa1,1021:49,1636,250
Namibia9551:2,523399
Trinidad and Tobago5211:2,618448
England4161:133,93813,173
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Guyana2021:3,773688
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Jamaica1201:23,9161,959
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Belgium1151:99,97115,234
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Bermuda871:750114
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Belize701:5,078890
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha491:11930
Grenada481:2,261373
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Dominica461:1,650284
Wales361:85,9597,098
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Liberia341:129,6639,726
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines201:5,633640
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Saint Kitts and Nevis181:3,067419
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Anguilla71:1,919182
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Montserrat11:4,947471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6371:78,8368,333

Augustus (43,980) may also be a first name.

Augustus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Augustus (Hindi: अगुस्तुस, Oriya: ଆଗୁୁସ, Russian: Аугустус) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Augustus? popularity and diffusion

Augustus is the 47,638th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 671,292 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Augustus are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,546th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 43,980 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,659 people, or 1 in 99,060. In The United States Augustus is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 15 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Augustus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Augustus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Augustus surname rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,541 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Augustus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Augustus surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Augustus are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Augustus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning R 203,088 per year; in United States they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $38,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $46,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Augustous945/
Augusstus941/
Ausgustus941/
Augustaus940/
Augusteus940/
Agustus93606/
Augustu9375/
Augutus9315/
Augustos8876/
Augustou8813/
Angustus881/
Aqgustus881/
Agustu8612/
Agutus860/
Augustaud8210/
Augoustou825/
Agustos804/
Angustu801/
Agusthu801/
Ogustus800/
Agutu777,057/
Ugutu771/
Ajuguttu7595/
Augustoo752/
Ayungutu751/
Aguttu713,799/
Gugutu7193/
Angutu7156/
Aguutu7118/
Aguthu7112/
Agostu715/
Aggutu714/
Hagutu711/
Agostos6715/
Anguthu6710/
Guguthu673/
Anggutu671/
Agudtud671/
Aguuttu671/
Agguttu671/
Ogustos671/
Iyagutu671/
Guugutu671/

Augustus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Augustus in the Hindi language
अगुस्तुसagustusa-
Augustus in the Oriya language
ଆଗୁୁସaguusa43.75
ଆଗୁସତୁସagusatusa12.5
ଅଗୁୁସaguusa12.5
ଆଗୁଷagusa6.25
ଆଗୁୁସ୍aguus6.25
ଅଗୁସ୍agus6.25
ଆଗୁୁଷaguusa6.25
ଅଗୁସତୁସagusatusa6.25
Augustus in the Russian language
Аугустусaugustus-

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Augustus Reference & Research

Augustine DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Augustine FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Augustus
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