Ajiga Surname
Approximately 4,747 people bear this surname
Ajiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,395 | 1:11,499 | 1,918 |
| Nigeria | 1,318 | 1:134,403 | 8,697 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ajiga (355) may also be a first name.
Ajiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajiga (Oriya: ଆଜିଗା) is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ajiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajiga is the 99,656th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,535,190 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajiga live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ajiga is also the 462,374th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 355 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,395 people, or 1 in 11,499. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 58 percent are found, Arua District, where 18 percent are found and Koboko District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda Ajiga occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajiga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଜିଗା | ajiga | 75 |
| ଆଦିଗା | adiga | 25 |
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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 Ajiga
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