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Family name Ajami (عجمي
, Ajami
, עג'מי
) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Ajami is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Kuwait, where it is a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, and Syria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Egypt, and Iran. Much less frequently, Ajami is the forename as well as the last name.