Ajiva Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Ajiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 728 | 1:243,328 | 14,103 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ajiva (321) may also be a first name.
Ajiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ajiva (Hindi: अजीवा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajiva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ajiva is the 458,119th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajiva are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajiva is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 321 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 243,328. In Nigeria Ajiva is most prevalent in: Benue, where 74 percent reside, Taraba, where 10 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajiva in the Hindi language | ||
| अजीवा | ajiva | - |
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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 Ajiva
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