Ajwang Surname
Approximately 16,770 people bear this surname
Ajwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,311 | 1:3,171 | 552 |
| Kenya | 4,317 | 1:10,697 | 1,356 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ajwang (1,004) may also be a first name.
Ajwang Demographics
Average Ajwang Salary in
United States
$25,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ajwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ajwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ajwang is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ajwang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ajwang is the 31,806th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 434,558 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ajwang are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ajwang is also the 253,918th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,004 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 12,311 people, or 1 in 3,171. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Lira District, where 16 percent live, Apac District, where 15 percent live and Oyam District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Uganda Ajwang occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Ajwang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ajwang earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.
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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 Ajwang
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