Ajau Surname

241,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Ajau Surname User-submission:

The Ajau surname means 'king', 'lord' in many Mayan languages.

The term ajaw was given to only the lords of the Maya city states in the Classic period of what is now Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras.

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Ajau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,1991:13,4131,294
Malaysia1981:148,9619,324
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ajau (376) may also be a first name.

Ajau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ajau surname means 'king', 'lord' in many Mayan languages.

The term ajaw was given to only the lords of the Maya city states in the Classic period of what is now Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Ajau surname derives from the word ajaw (a-ha-w), which means 'lord or 'king' in Mayan languages.

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Ajau Last Name Facts

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

Ajau (Hindi: अजंू, Marathi: अजंु) is found most in Guatemala. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,993rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,416,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Ajau live; 73 percent live in Central America and 73 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 447,400th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 376 people.

The last name Ajau is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 13,413. In Guatemala it is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Guatemala this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

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Ajau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ajau in the Marathi language
अजंुajamu75
अजंूajamu25
Ajau in the Hindi language
अजंूajamu18.75
अजाऊaja'u18.75
अजंुajamu18.75
अजौajau12.5
अजऊaja'u12.5
अजउaja'u6.25
अजयajaya6.25
आजाउaja'u6.25

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