Ajayi is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ajayi
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ajayi

How popular is Ajayi?

Ajayi is common in Nigeria.

Ajayi is ranked 620 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ajayis grew by 104.3147 per cent to 1610 since 2000 and ranked 17502 after elevating 10987 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 94.97 93.15
White 1.99 1.9
Others 1.55 2.54
Hispanic or Latino 1.18 1.9
Ajayi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 837127 people have been found who wears Ajayi as their family name. Ajayi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
33,253 New Zealand9
7,022 Senegal7
329 The Gambia4
16,605 Austria3
3,949 Botswana3
1,851 Togo3
147,165 Czech Republic2
4,104 South Korea2
8,995 Uganda2
1,421 Gabon2
574 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
14,004 Hungary2
54,135 Philippines2
20,595 China2
139,444 Brazil2
12,270 Lebanon1
6,820 Angola1
50,549 Georgia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
235 São Tomé and Príncipe1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
2,877 Cuba1
16,228 Bulgaria1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
1,879 Belize1
165,773 Belarus1
30,360 Thailand1
3,071 Jersey1
16,073 Latvia1
4,171 Rwanda1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
36,678 Singapore1
11,923 Slovenia1
1,179 Swaziland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
3,214 Niger1
5,872 Namibia1
38,830 Morocco1
14,644 Tunisia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,196 Liberia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
29,774 Venezuela1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,360 Netherlands49
12,953 Finland48
43,731 Australia46
23,537 Switzerland45
52,530 Belgium22
331,856 Russia21
10,383 Burkina Faso20
162,376 Ukraine20
29,040 Denmark15
7,643 Trinidad and Tobago11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
28,258 Spain91
4,367 Qatar58
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Ajayi:
2,014 Benin820
22,254 Germany471
14,152 Poland430
11,492 Kenya392
13,406 Canada282
123 Iceland241
2,023 Ireland235
2,934 Scotland223
3,515 Norway203
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
53,810 France184
10,151 Malaysia177
2,488 Wales158
56,111 Italy123
3,092 Kuwait122
Countries with thousands of Ajayi:
1,321 England5,980
15,841 United States2,106
2,346 Ghana1,358
5,544 South Africa1,169
Countries with hundred thousands of Ajayi:
2 Nigeria821,489
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Ajayi Namesakes

  • S. Ademola Ajayi, Author
  • Chief Temitope Ajayi, Business consultant
  • Daniel Ayoola Ajayi, Author
  • Jay Ajayi, Football running back
  • Olusoji Ajayi Festus, Author
  • Jay Ajayi, Football running back
  • Goodness Ohiremen Ajayi, Soccer player
  • Jare Ajayi, Author
  • Jay Ajayi, Football running back
  • Kemi Ajayi, Jay Ajayi's mother
  • In 2016, Seun Ajayi characterized the role of Monday in comedy and crime film Ojukokoro: Greed.
  • Jonathan Ajayi played leading role of Koffee in 2019 romance movie The Drifters.

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