Ajawa Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Ajawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 116 | 1:165,448 | 5,964 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ajawa (167) may also be a first name.
Ajawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajawa (Hindi: अजवा) occurs most in Niger. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ajawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajawa? popularity and diffusion
Ajawa is the 1,177,228th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ajawa are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 708,111th most widespread first name globally, borne by 167 people.
The last name Ajawa is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 165,448. In Niger Ajawa is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 70 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 22 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Niger Ajawa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajawa in the Hindi language | ||
| अजवा | ajava | 66.67 |
| आजवा | ajava | 33.33 |
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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
- 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 Ajawa
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