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
The last name Ajega (Oriya: ଅେଜଗା) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ajega.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajega is the 520,022nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ajega live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ajega is also the 1,911,214th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Ajega is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 81,446. In Kenya Ajega is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 29 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Ajega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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