Ajaw Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ajaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ajaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ajaw (34) may also be a first name.

Ajaw Last Name Facts

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

Ajaw occurs most in Malaysia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ajaw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ajaw live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ajaw is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 34 people.

Ajaw is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahjaw8916/
Adjaw8916/
Hajaw893/
Ajhaw892/
Ajaaw891/
Ajw8666/
Hajajw801/
Ajab7533,711/
Ajav75876/
Ayaw75453/
Asaw75194/
Ajaf75148/
Ijaw7599/
Ajew7536/
Ajow7519/
Hajw7517/
Azaw7515/
Ajhw7515/
Ejaw7514/
Aayw754/
Ajws751/
Ajuw751/
Ujaw751/
Aaiw751/
Aajw751/
Ajwh751/
Ajwp751/
Ajwt751/
Ajww751/
Aijw751/
Ajsw751/
Aiaw751/
Hajab67877/
Hajow67835/
Hajaf67206/
Easaw67191/
Ahjaf67176/
Aajab67106/
Ajaif6786/
Ajeew6732/
Ajowa6731/
Ajeva6719/
Hajów6713/
Gajew6713/
Ajova677/
Ajaav676/
Hayaw675/
Hajav675/
Ajhaf674/
Uujaw674/
Hajiw674/
Hasaw674/
Aizaw673/
Ajabh673/
Ausaw672/
Ajahf672/
Adjaf672/
Aijaf672/
Azawz671/
Gajow671/
Aisaw671/
Aawew671/
Gajav671/
Asaaw671/
Hijaw671/
Adjav671/
Aycaw671/
Ayhaw671/
Hazaw671/
Ahsaw671/
Azajw671/
Aseaw670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ajaw
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