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
Ajawa (Hindi: अजवा) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajawa? popularity and diffusion
Ajawa is the 1,177,228th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Ajawa occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 167 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 165,448. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 70 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 22 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Niger it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
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
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- 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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