Aliaj Surname
Approximately 7,284 people bear this surname
Aliaj Surname User-submission:
In Albania patronymics are common in surnames; with the name of an ancestor followed by -i or -aj. In this case Aliaj means 'son of Ali'.
Aliaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 5,313 | 1:548 | 37 |
| Kosovo | 805 | 1:2,313 | 372 |
| Greece | 590 | 1:18,779 | 2,700 |
| United States | 200 | 1:1,812,295 | 118,682 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Slovenia | 41 | 1:60,675 | 9,198 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Aliaj (40) may also be a first name.
Aliaj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Albania patronymics are common in surnames; with the name of an ancestor followed by -i or -aj. In this case Aliaj means 'son of Ali'.
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Aliaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aliaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aliaj is found most frequently in Albania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aliaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aliaj is the 68,225th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,000,487 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Aliaj reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 5,313 people, or 1 in 548. In Albania it is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 23 percent live, Fier County, where 20 percent live and Vlorë County, where 19 percent live. Not including Albania this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 11 percent live and Greece, where 8 percent live.
Aliaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Aliaj last name are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.72% being registered with the party.
The amount Aliaj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $39,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,422 CAD per year.
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