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 can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ajiva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajiva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 458,119th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ajiva reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ajiva is also the 489,856th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 321 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 243,328. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Taraba, where 10 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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