Ajayi Surname
Approximately 363,236 people bear this surname
Ajayi Surname User-submission:
From the Yoruban forename Ajayi.
Ajayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 355,435 | 1:498 | 61 |
| England | 2,820 | 1:19,758 | 2,816 |
| United States | 2,272 | 1:159,533 | 16,251 |
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Canada | 261 | 1:141,171 | 14,531 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Ireland | 132 | 1:35,674 | 2,944 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Spain | 85 | 1:550,024 | 26,624 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:99,145 | 6,812 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
The alternate forms: Ãjayi (1) are calculated separately.
Ajayi (33,672) may also be a first name.
Ajayi Surname Meaning
Ajayi Demographics
Average Ajayi Salary in
United States
$49,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ajayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajayi (Hindi: अजयी, Marathi: अजयी, Oriya: ଅଜୟୀ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as: Ãjayi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,473rd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,063 people. The surname Ajayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ajayi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajayi is also the 25,472nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 33,672 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 355,435 people, or 1 in 498. In Nigeria Ajayi is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Ajayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ajayi surname is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ajayi surname are 43.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ajayi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.41% more than the national average, earning R 656,856 per year; in United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $46,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajayi in the Marathi language | ||
| अजयी | ajayi | - |
| Ajayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜୟୀ | ajayi | 66.67 |
| ଅଜୟି | ajayi | 33.33 |
| Ajayi in the Hindi language | ||
| अजयी | ajayi | 50 |
| अजय | ajaya | 25 |
| अजायी | ajayi | 25 |
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