Ajems Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ajems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ajems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ajems (17) may also be a first name.

Ajems Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ajems Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ajems is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ajems are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajems is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Ajems is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 42 percent live, Ogun, where 25 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria Ajems exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adjems911/
Aems893/
Ajms892/
Haems80184/
Ajams8012/
Ejems8010/
Ajims809/
Gaems802/
Ajums802/
Ajens802/
Ijems801/
Ayems801/
Asems801/
Aajms801/
Ajmse801/
Ajoms801/
Ausems73303/
Gajams731/
Autems731/
Außems731/
Hayems730/
Aussems671,187/
Yems67149/
Eims67105/
Ayms6738/
Hayeems6723/
Eams6721/
Eyms6716/
Aims678/
Eems676/
Haemsch675/
Iems674/
Ajenshe672/
Oems672/
Ojms671/
Gajensh671/
Eijtems671/
Aichems671/
Aens670/
Eums670/

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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 Ajems
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