Ajaju Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ajaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
Ajaju (68) may also be a first name.
Ajaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajaju (Hindi: अजाजु, Marathi: अजजु, Oriya: ଅଜଯୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ajaju.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajaju? popularity and diffusion
Ajaju is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Ajaju is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ajaju reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 68 people.
The last name Ajaju is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Ajaju is most frequent in: Lagos, where 65 percent reside, Ogun, where 18 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajaju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajaju in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜଯୁ | ajayu | - |
| Ajaju in the Marathi language | ||
| अजजु | ajaju | 75 |
| एजाजु | ejaju | 25 |
| Ajaju in the Hindi language | ||
| अजाजु | ajaju | 50 |
| अजाजू | ajaju | 33.33 |
| अजजू | ajaju | 16.67 |
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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 Ajaju
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