Ajav Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ajav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ajav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8691:203,84712,173
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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 last name Ajav (Hindi: अजव, Marathi: अजाव) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,066th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. Ajav occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajav are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,192nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 3,794 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 203,847. In Nigeria Ajav is most prevalent in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Taraba, where 2 percent reside and Kano, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ajav is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ajaav896/
Hajav895/
Adjav891/
Gajav891/
Ajv8614/
Gaajav8020/
Ajab7533,711/
Ayav75613/
Azav75479/
Asav75475/
Ajev75237/
Ajap75158/
Ajaf75148/
Ajiv7549/
Ajuv7523/
Ajov7517/
Ajaw7513/
Ujav757/
Ejav752/
Ajhv752/
Aajv752/
Ajvd752/
Ijav751/
Acav751/
Ayjv751/
Hajv751/
Ajaib672,827/
Hajab67877/
Achav67276/
Hajaf67206/
Ahjaf67176/
Aajap67123/
Aajab67106/
Ajaif6786/
Ajhab6765/
Gajab6762/
Aasav6731/
Ajowa6731/
Odjav6726/
Ajiev6724/
Ajayb6721/
Gajap6720/
Aycav6720/
Ajeva6719/
Ajeev6719/
Gajev6717/
Ahjaw6716/
Adjaw6716/
Ajaps6715/
Ojhav6713/
Ahjab6711/
Hajap6711/
Ejavs6711/
Ayauv6710/
Gajov678/
Aisav677/
Aysav677/
Ajova677/
Gayav677/
Hajiv676/
Ayjab676/
Hasav676/
Ajoev675/
Ajaab675/
Haiav675/
Hayav675/
Akhav674/
Ajhaf674/
Ajabs674/
Ajabh673/
Hajaw673/
Aijab673/
Aijap673/
Ajaub673/
Adjaf672/
Ajahf672/
Aijaf672/
Ajaap672/
Ajhaw672/
Ahsav672/
Azhav672/
Hijav672/
Aiauv671/
Ajapp671/
Gajiv671/
Aheav671/
Ajouv671/
Aajiv671/
Ajovz671/
Gujav671/
Aujab671/
Aajov671/
Ajaip671/
Otjav671/
Ajaaw671/
Ascav671/
Hazav671/
Hejav671/
Gaiav671/
Ayavz671/

Ajav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ajav in the Hindi language
अजवajava99.16
अजावajava0.37
आजवajava0.19
अजबajaba0.14
आजावajava0.09
़अजवajava0.05
Ajav in the Marathi language
अजावajava75
आजवajava8.33
अजवajava8.33
आजावajava8.33

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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
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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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