Kajayi Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kajayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kajayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kajayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kajayi (Marathi: काजयी) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kajayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kajayi is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kajayi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 119,676. In Zimbabwe Kajayi is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 72 percent reside, Harare Province, where 10 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Khojayai713/
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Kayeyi671,084/
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Kaweja67338/
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Kajayi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kajayi in the Marathi language
काजयीkajayi-

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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 Kajayi
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