Ajaba Surname
Approximately 2,079 people bear this surname
Ajaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,388 | 1:127,624 | 8,339 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| India | 196 | 1:3,913,599 | 107,087 |
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ajaba (8,590) may also be a first name.
Ajaba Demographics
Average Ajaba Salary in
United States
$57,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ajaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajaba (Arabic: آجبا, Bengali: অজবা, Hindi: अजबा, Marathi: आजाबा, Oriya: ଅଜବା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajaba is the 200,668th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,505,313 people. The surname Ajaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ajaba are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,845th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 8,590 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,388 people, or 1 in 127,624. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 46 percent reside, Benue, where 11 percent reside and Enugu, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 10 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Ajaba Last Name Statistics demography
Ajaba earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajaba in the Bengali language | ||
| অজবা | ajaba | - |
| Ajaba in the Hindi language | ||
| अजबा | ajaba | 99.2 |
| अजब | ajaba | 0.27 |
| अजवा | ajava | 0.27 |
| Ajaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜବା | ajaba | 50 |
| ଆଜାବା | ajaba | 50 |
| Ajaba in the Marathi language | ||
| आजाबा | ajaba | 49.23 |
| अजाबा | ajaba | 26.15 |
| अजबा | ajaba | 20.77 |
| अजाब | ajaba | 1.54 |
| एजबा | ejaba | 0.77 |
| आजेाबा | ajeaba | 0.77 |
| Ajaba in the Arabic language | ||
| آجبا | ajba | - |
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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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- 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 Ajaba
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