Ajanu Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Ajanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ajanu (327) may also be a first name.
Ajanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajanu (Hindi: अजंू, Marathi: अजनू, Oriya: ଅଜାଣୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ajanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajanu? popularity and diffusion
Ajanu is the 1,967,751st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ajanu are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajanu is also the 484,932nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 327 people.
The last name Ajanu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Ajanu is most numerous in: Ogun, where 31 percent live, Rivers, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajanu in the Hindi language | ||
| अजंू | ajamu | 53.57 |
| अजानू | ajanu | 12.5 |
| अजनू | ajanu | 7.14 |
| अजुं | ajum | 7.14 |
| आजनू | ajanu | 5.36 |
| अजूं | ajum | 3.57 |
| अजंु | ajamu | 3.57 |
| आजानू | ajanu | 1.79 |
| अजानु | ajanu | 1.79 |
| अजँू | ajamu | 1.79 |
| अजन्ू | ajanu | 1.79 |
| Ajanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜାଣୁ | ajanu | 49.41 |
| ଅଜାନୁ | ajanu | 29.41 |
| ଅଜନୁ | ajanu | 7.06 |
| ଅଯାଣୁ | ayanu | 5.88 |
| ଆଜନୁ | ajanu | 2.35 |
| ଅଯାନୁ | ayanu | 1.18 |
| ଆଜାନୁ | ajanu | 1.18 |
| ଆଜାଣୁ | ajanu | 1.18 |
| Ajanu in the Marathi language | ||
| अजनू | ajanu | 40 |
| अजनु | ajanu | 20 |
| शेअजनू | se'ajanu | 13.33 |
| एजानु | ejanu | 13.33 |
| आजनू | ajanu | 6.67 |
| आजनु | ajanu | 6.67 |
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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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- 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 Ajanu
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