Ajou Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Ajou Surname User-submission:
The surname El-Ajou العجو probably originates from an Arabic root word meaning 'date paste'. Most likely, the progenitor of the surname made or sold this product. There is a variety of black date that is called ajou as well, and ajou is also a little-used word for an old man.
Read More About This SurnameAjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Syria | 102 | 1:189,226 | 3,946 |
| Jordan | 74 | 1:119,492 | 7,632 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Ajou (81) may also be a first name.
Ajou Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname El-Ajou العجو probably originates from an Arabic root word meaning 'date paste'. Most likely, the progenitor of the surname made or sold this product. There is a variety of black date that is called ajou as well, and ajou is also a little-used word for an old man.
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Ajou Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Ajou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ajou (Bengali: আজু) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 706,244th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. Ajou occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Ajou reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant. Ajou is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 81 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 304,536. Excluding Iraq this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent reside and Jordan, where 18 percent reside.
Ajou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ajou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ajou surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ajou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ajou last name is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Ajou surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Ajou earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning $81,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajou in the Bengali language | ||
| আজু | aju | - |
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