Beqaj Surname

224,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Beqaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beqaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania8421:3,461630
Kosovo7601:2,450396
Greece681:162,93826,592
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Beqaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beqaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Beqaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beqaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beqaj is the 224,013th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,010,757 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Beqaj reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname Beqaj is most prevalent in Albania, where it is borne by 842 people, or 1 in 3,461. In Albania Beqaj is most frequent in: Fier County, where 62 percent live, Tirana County, where 10 percent live and Vlorë County, where 8 percent live. Other than Albania it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 42 percent live and Greece, where 4 percent live.

Beqaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beqaj surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beqaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning $52,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 221.94% more than the national average, earning $159,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beqaji911/
Beqa891,510/
Beqj891/
Bekaj80709/
Baqaj80189/
Becaj8091/
Beqaa8073/
Boqaj8064/
Beqas8064/
Beqai8022/
Beeqa804/
Beqka803/
Beacj802/
Beqat801/
Beqah801/
Bequa801/
Beqea801/
Biqkaj73297/
Beqaia73187/
Bejkaj7387/
Beyqas7347/
Beqaaa7334/
Bequai739/
Bekaji734/
Bekaju734/
Bequas732/
Baqaja732/
Behqad731/
Beqash731/
Besqua731/
Bekaje731/
Beucaj731/
Bequah731/
Beka6723,229/
Baqa672,829/
Beca672,551/
Biqa67374/
Beqi67360/
Boqa6722/
Beqiyaz6720/
Bekhadj679/
Beqe676/
Becj673/
Weqa672/
Veqa672/
Bjqa671/
Baqj671/
Bakj671/
Beekaji671/
Bhekaji671/
Beqeath671/
Bequath671/
Beaquah671/
Bekajeh671/
Beckaja671/
Byqa671/

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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
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  • 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 Beqaj
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