Berishaj Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Berishaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berishaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo3951:4,714801
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Albania301:97,1359,519
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Bérishaj (1) are calculated separately.

Berishaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berishaj is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bérishaj. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berishaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,964th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Berishaj are found; 57 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

It is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 395 people, or 1 in 4,714. In Kosovo Berishaj is mostly concentrated in: District of Peja, where 90 percent reside, District of Pristina, where 3 percent reside and District of Prizren, where 3 percent reside. Beside Kosovo Berishaj is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Albania, where 4 percent reside.

Berishaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Berishaj are 37.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.32% registered with the political party.

Berishaj earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.78% more than the national average, earning $61,610 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Berishaj
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