Ajú Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Ajú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ajú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala171:946,0395,264
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Aju (10,304) & Ajù (3) are calculated separately.

Ajú Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ajú Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ajú is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Aju or Ajù. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajú? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ajú live; 90 percent live in Central America and 90 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 946,039. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Guatemala Department, where 24 percent live and Chimaltenango Department, where 6 percent live. Barring Guatemala Ajú exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Costa Rica, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aju8910,304/
Ajù893/
Ajús868/
Aj805,435/
Haj67158,194/
Aji6781,166/
Aja6733,302/
Gaj677,908/
Aje675,537/
Ajo674,342/
Ajy671,231/
Aaj67724/
Aij67144/
Ajj6779/
Ahj6728/
Ajh6721/
Ajò6718/
Ayj678/
Ajó672/
Ŕaj671/
Ají671/

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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 Ajú
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