Ajav Surname
Approximately 876 people bear this surname
Ajav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 869 | 1:203,847 | 12,173 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ajav (3,794) may also be a first name.
Ajav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajav (Hindi: अजव, Marathi: अजाव) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 401,066th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajav reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,192nd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 3,794 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 203,847. In Nigeria Ajav is most frequent in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Taraba, where 2 percent live and Kano, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaav | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hajav | 89 | 5 | / |
| Adjav | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gajav | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ajv | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gaajav | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ajab | 75 | 33,711 | / |
| Ayav | 75 | 613 | / |
| Azav | 75 | 479 | / |
| Asav | 75 | 475 | / |
| Ajev | 75 | 237 | / |
| Ajap | 75 | 158 | / |
| Ajaf | 75 | 148 | / |
| Ajiv | 75 | 49 | / |
| Ajuv | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ajov | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ajaw | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ujav | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ejav | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajhv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aajv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajvd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ijav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Acav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayjv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajaib | 67 | 2,827 | / |
| Hajab | 67 | 877 | / |
| Achav | 67 | 276 | / |
| Hajaf | 67 | 206 | / |
| Ahjaf | 67 | 176 | / |
| Aajap | 67 | 123 | / |
| Aajab | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ajaif | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ajhab | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gajab | 67 | 62 | / |
| Aasav | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ajowa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Odjav | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ajiev | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ajayb | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gajap | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aycav | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ajeva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ajeev | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gajev | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ahjaw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Adjaw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ajaps | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ojhav | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ahjab | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hajap | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ejavs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ayauv | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gajov | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aisav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aysav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gayav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hajiv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayjab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hasav | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ajoev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajaab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haiav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hayav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akhav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajhaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajabs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajabh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hajaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aijab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aijap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajaub | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adjaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajahf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aijaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajaap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahsav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Azhav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hijav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiauv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aajiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajovz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aujab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aajov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otjav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ascav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayavz | 67 | 1 | / |
Ajav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajav in the Hindi language | ||
| अजव | ajava | 99.16 |
| अजाव | ajava | 0.37 |
| आजव | ajava | 0.19 |
| अजब | ajaba | 0.14 |
| आजाव | ajava | 0.09 |
| ़अजव | ajava | 0.05 |
| Ajav in the Marathi language | ||
| अजाव | ajava | 75 |
| आजव | ajava | 8.33 |
| अजव | ajava | 8.33 |
| आजाव | ajava | 8.33 |
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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 Ajav
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