Ajia Surname
Approximately 2,814 people bear this surname
Ajia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,434 | 1:72,778 | 5,229 |
| Niger | 179 | 1:107,218 | 4,331 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Ajia (1,869) may also be a first name.
Ajia Demographics
Average Ajia Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ajia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajia (Arabic: اجَّيا, Hindi: अजीअ, Oriya: ଅଜିଆ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 155,685th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,589,746 people. The last name Ajia is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ajia live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajia is also the 176,043rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,869 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,434 people, or 1 in 72,778. In Nigeria Ajia is most numerous in: Kwara, where 25 percent reside, Benue, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Ajia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ajia last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
Ajia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajia in the Hindi language | ||
| अजीअ | aji'a | - |
| Ajia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜିଆ | aji'a | 87.76 |
| ଆଜିଆ | aji'a | 6.12 |
| ଆଜି | aji | 2.04 |
| ଅଯିଆ | ayi'a | 2.04 |
| ଅଜୀଆ | aji'a | 2.04 |
| Ajia in the Arabic language | ||
| اجَّيا | ajaya | - |
| اجيّا | ajya | - |
| اجيه | ajyh | - |
| اجيا | ajya | - |
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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 Ajia
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