Bagu Surname

74,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5281:70,0725,063
Indonesia1,4371:92,0319,617
India8671:884,73538,614
Zimbabwe2601:59,3788,995
Pakistan2301:776,71311,178
Papua New Guinea2111:38,6434,669
Romania1801:111,54412,495
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Moldova1081:32,9765,218
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Argentina871:491,30436,372
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Canada521:708,56956,910
Gibraltar321:1,061232
Chile191:927,18319,125
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

The alternate forms: Bâgu (111), Bagü (48) & Bagú (5) are calculated separately.

Bagu (4,040) may also be a first name.

Bagu Last Name Facts

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

Bagu (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻲ, Hindi: बगू, Marathi: बागु, Oriya: ବଗୁ, Russian: Багу, Tibetan: སྦ་མགུ།) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bâgu, Bagü or Bagú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagu? popularity and diffusion

Bagu is the 74,479th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,104,174 people. Bagu is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Bagu reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 109,766th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 4,040 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,528 people, or 1 in 70,072. In Nigeria Bagu is most frequent in: Plateau, where 35 percent are found, Benue, where 32 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Bagu exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Bagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bagu surname is primarily Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bagu last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Bagu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning $30,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.73% less than the national average, earning $38,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bâgu92111/
Bagü9248/
Bagú925/
Bagus898,208/
Bangu894,467/
Baggu894,130/
Bagau893,424/
Bagou891,763/
Bhagu89670/
Bagut89252/
Baigu8957/
Baagu8955/
Baygu8936/
Baguh8933/
Baghu8929/
Başgu8929/
Bagud8928/
Bagup8927/
Baguj8913/
Baguz897/
Baugu892/
Bahgu892/
Beagu892/
Baguá892/
Baguu891/
Bgagu891/
Baguß891/
Bhangu803,660/
Bangou803,280/
Baugus801,563/
Baygut801,040/
Bangau80984/
Bhaggu80440/
Baghou80421/
Bahagu80348/
Bayguş80264/
Bagous80237/
Bagust80167/
Başgut80137/
Banggu80110/
Baguss80105/
Bagusp8097/
Baggus8093/
Bajguz8068/
Bagaus8064/
Bajgus8064/
Bagoup8057/
Baghus8051/
Bhagut8044/
Bhagud8044/
Bhagau8038/
Banghu8037/
Bagout8034/
Bagoud8025/
Bagouz8025/
Baugut8024/
Bagaud8023/
Bagaut8017/
Baygus8017/
Bahugu8015/
Bagush8013/
Baguha8013/
Bhaghu8011/
Bhaigu8011/
Baigus8010/
Baagou8010/
Baghut809/
Bayguz807/
Bhaguu806/
Baggou805/
Baghui805/
Beagou805/
Baungu805/
Baingu804/
Bagusz804/
Baigou803/
Bhagus803/
Baangu803/
Baiguh803/
B'Angu802/
Banhgu802/
Baghau802/
Baguch802/
Bahgou802/
Baugou802/
Baigud802/
Baguui802/
Basgut801/
Bang'u801/
Bhaagu801/
Bhaugu801/
Bagahu801/
Baaggu801/
Bachgu801/
Bagheu801/
Baguph801/
Baguud801/
Baigut801/
Bagouh801/
Bagouî801/
Bagult801/
Banngu801/
Baïgou801/
Basgus800/
Begu754,201/
Bagó751,594/
Vagu75778/
Bogu75648/
Wagu75579/
Bégu7512/
Uagu752/
Bègu751/
Baghout73938/
Baghaut73499/
Bagoush73355/
Baghouz73315/
Baghous73306/
Bauguss73227/
Banggau73132/
Bagusch73111/
Baugous7376/
Baghuis7354/
Bagault7351/
Bhanggu7321/
Baygush7319/
Bhagoud7317/
Bangguh739/
Beaugut738/
Bhanghu737/
Bhagaut737/
Baghoud736/
Bhagguu734/
Banghui734/
Bagouch734/
Bahagou733/
Baigush732/
Bhagaud732/
Banghou732/
Baigaud731/
Baigudd731/
Bhangau731/
Bhanngu731/
Bhagahu731/
Bhaggau731/
Baccgus731/
Bhangou731/
Baggutt731/
Bajgusz731/
Baghgou731/
Baghuth731/
Bangouh731/
Banggou731/
Bangheu731/
Bagouss731/
Bagouth731/
Baugust730/
Bauggus730/
Vangu6732,569/
Bongu679,941/
Bogus673,329/
Vaggu672,698/
Boggu672,541/
Vaghu67886/
Bogut67816/
Wagou67518/
Bogou67517/
Bagoe67454/
Beegu67365/
Bagauova67281/
Begau67210/
Beygu67172/
Bagoo67156/
Waghu67120/
Bhogu6762/
Boguš6758/
Vaagu6748/
Wagau6744/
Bogau6739/
Bogud6736/
Vagau6735/
Waigu6731/
Boigu6731/
Vagus6730/
Bojgu6728/
Mpagu6726/
Vaigu6726/
Boguz6724/
Beguj6719/
Beghu6717/
Vaguu6714/
Bougu6714/
Bagussst6711/
Boogu6710/
Vagud679/
Waugu678/
Bhegu677/
Beigu677/
Boghu677/
Baghoush677/
Boguj676/
Bagoľ676/
Waggu675/
Beguh675/
Boegu675/
Baghouss675/
Uhagu674/
Waguś674/
Bagão674/
Boguş674/
Waagu673/
Vaguh672/
Waguh672/
Beggu672/
Vagou672/
Boguß672/
Boguș672/
Bagüí672/
Baughuss671/
Boguu671/
Vagut671/
Buogu671/
Bangú671/
Uangu671/
Boguh671/
Bagoň671/
Bagús671/
Baghouth671/
Waguz671/
Uagus671/
Beaugult670/

Bagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bagu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻛﻲbaky-
Bagu in the Oriya language
ବଗୁbagu64.52
ବାଗୁbagu27.42
ବାଘbagha1.61
ବସୁbasu1.61
ଶାଗୁsagu1.61
ବାରୁbaru1.61
Bagu in the Marathi language
बागुbagu47.74
बगुbagu20
बागूbagu18.71
बगूbagu12.58
बंगूbangu0.32
Bagu in the Hindi language
बगूbagu34.74
बगुbagu33.16
बागूbagu16.32
बागुbagu14.74
बैजूbaiju0.53
Bagu in the Tibetan language
སྦ་མགུ།bagu33.33
སྦ་སྒོ།bago22.22
སྦ་སྒོ་bago22.22
སྦ་མགོ་bago11.11
སྦ་གུ།bagu11.11
Bagu in the Russian language
Багуbagu-

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