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 surname Ajayo (Oriya: ଅଜୟ) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ajayo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Ajayo 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. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 31 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Kogi, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 12 percent reside.
Ajayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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
- 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 Ajayo
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