Ajoya Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Ajoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 841 | 1:46,420 | 5,728 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ajoya (268) may also be a first name.
Ajoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ajoya (Bengali: অজয়া, Hindi: अजोया, Oriya: ଅଜୟ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 412,606th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ajoya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ajoya is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 268 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 46,420. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 61 percent are found, Koboko District, where 31 percent are found and Arua District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Uganda Ajoya exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ajoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ajoya in the Bengali language | ||
| অজয়া | ajaya | - |
| Ajoya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | - |
| Ajoya in the Hindi language | ||
| अजोया | ajoya | 70.59 |
| अजोय | ajoya | 23.53 |
| अजॉय | ajoya | 5.88 |
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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 Ajoya
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