Bajraktari Surname

62,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Bajraktari Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Turkish bajraktar, meaning 'flag-bearer'.

Bajraktari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4,1891:44460
Albania2,4481:1,190144
Thailand2131:331,63557,264
Greece1651:67,15011,245
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
France1221:544,44974,270
Slovenia991:25,1285,373
Germany891:904,55664,175
England861:647,88437,755
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Austria411:207,69425,759
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Montenegro181:35,5312,765
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Bajraktari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Turkish bajraktar, meaning 'flag-bearer'.

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Bajraktari Last Name Facts

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

Bajraktari is held by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bajraktari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bajraktari is the 62,776th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 911,969 people. The last name Bajraktari occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bajraktari live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name Bajraktari is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is held by 4,189 people, or 1 in 444. In Kosovo it is most numerous in: District of Pristina, where 24 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 23 percent are found and District of Peja, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Kosovo it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 31 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Bajraktari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bajraktari surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bajraktari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning 244,137 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $60,442 CAD per year.

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