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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajega is the 520,022nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The last name Ajega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ajega reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ajega is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 81,446. In Kenya Ajega is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 29 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Ajega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ajega surname 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
- 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 Ajega
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