Alajayi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Alajayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Alajayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alajayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alajayi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alajayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alajayi is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Alajayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Alajayi are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 75 percent live and Kogi, where 25 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent live.
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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 Alajayi
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