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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajiga is the 99,656th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,535,190 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajiga are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ajiga is also the 462,374th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 355 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,395 people, or 1 in 11,499. In Uganda Ajiga is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 58 percent reside, Arua District, where 18 percent reside and Koboko District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
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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