Ajefu Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Ajefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 724 | 1:244,672 | 14,176 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Ajefu (68) may also be a first name.
Ajefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajefu is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajefu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 456,246th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. The last name Ajefu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ajefu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajefu is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 244,672. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 62 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajefuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Asefu | 80 | 20,514 | / |
| Ayefu | 80 | 702 | / |
| Ajifu | 80 | 305 | / |
| Ajufu | 80 | 102 | / |
| Ojefu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ejefu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ajofu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Haefu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aefuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aefau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gajfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ajafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Agefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achefu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ayefou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ojiefu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ojeifu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aseffu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asefau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajafeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aihefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejefuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajofui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Acefuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asiefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uefu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Aifu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Eifu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ayfu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yefu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aufu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oefu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Achiefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adjifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoifuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyfu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ajefu
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