Ajega Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Ajega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 567 | 1:81,446 | 7,500 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ajega (30) may also be a first name.
Ajega Demographics
Ajega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ajega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ajega (Oriya: ଅେଜଗା) is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 520,022nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ajega are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ajega is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 30 people.
Ajega is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 81,446. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Vihiga County, where 29 percent live and Kakamega County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Ajega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ajega last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajega in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅେଜଗା | aejaga | - |
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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 Ajega
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