Ajayo Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Ajayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Ajayo (19) may also be a first name.
Ajayo Demographics
Ajayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ajayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajayo (Oriya: ଅଜୟ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,573,888th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ajayo reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajayo is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name worldwide, held by 19 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Ajayo is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 31 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Kogi, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.
Ajayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ajayo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajayo in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | - |
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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 Ajayo
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