Ajala Surname
Approximately 46,415 people bear this surname
Ajala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40,663 | 1:4,356 | 584 |
| Brazil | 3,321 | 1:64,461 | 2,403 |
| England | 617 | 1:90,305 | 9,745 |
| Ecuador | 551 | 1:28,867 | 3,577 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Uganda | 309 | 1:126,341 | 11,791 |
| Kenya | 167 | 1:276,526 | 18,122 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ajala (4,571) may also be a first name.
Ajala Demographics
Average Ajala Salary in
United States
$44,053 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ajala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajala (Arabic: اجالا, Bengali: আজলা, Hindi: अजाला, Marathi: अजला, Oriya: ଆଜାଲା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,104th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 157,008 people. The surname Ajala occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ajala are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,607th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 4,571 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40,663 people, or 1 in 4,356. In Nigeria Ajala is most frequent in: Oyo, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Osun, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Ajala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ajala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (76%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ajala are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ajala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.77% less than the national average, earning 236,122 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $23,490,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.85% more than the national average, earning $68,487 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajala in the Hindi language | ||
| अजाला | ajala | 62.5 |
| अजला | ajala | 34.38 |
| आजला | ajala | 3.13 |
| Ajala in the Bengali language | ||
| আজলা | ajala | 60 |
| অজলা | ajala | 40 |
| Ajala in the Marathi language | ||
| अजला | ajala | 45 |
| आजला | ajala | 15 |
| अजाला | ajala | 15 |
| एजला | ejala | 15 |
| अजलाान्सीस | ajalaansisa | 5 |
| फ़ाजला | fajala | 5 |
| Ajala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଜାଲା | ajala | 37.5 |
| ଅଜାଲା | ajala | 25 |
| ଅଜଲା | ajala | 25 |
| ଆଜଲା | ajala | 12.5 |
| Ajala in the Arabic language | ||
| اجالا | ajala | - |
| اجلا | ajla | - |
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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 Ajala
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