Buqaj Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Buqaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buqaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo2921:6,3761,074
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Albania61:485,67618,535
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Buqaj Last Name Facts

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

Buqaj is found most frequently in Kosovo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buqaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buqaj is the 842,714th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Buqaj are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 6,376. In Kosovo Buqaj is most common in: District of Prizren, where 64 percent live, District of Gjakova, where 23 percent live and District of Peja, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kosovo this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Albania, where 2 percent live.

Buqaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buqaj last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Buqaj earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buqa891,566/
Bucaj80330/
Buqai80250/
Bhuqa8094/
Bukaj8077/
Buqay803/
Buqat801/
Buqas801/
Buqua800/
Boudqa73382/
Bouqua73313/
Bukaji7342/
Butkaj7320/
Buscaj739/
Bukaje738/
Bukaja735/
Bouqah735/
Bucaji734/
Bouqat734/
Buqais733/
Bukajo733/
Buquat733/
Bouqad733/
Budkaj732/
Bukajů731/
Beucaj731/
Buquah731/
Bukaju731/
Buqadh731/
Bouqas731/
Bauqua730/
Busqua730/
Buka6722,703/
Buca679,538/
Buqi67134/
Bouquay6752/
Bukkaji6731/
Busquah6723/
Vuqa6719/
Bousqat6714/
Buqe6712/
Boukaja679/
Bauqash674/
Bucj673/
Bukhaji672/
Buscaja672/
Busquai672/
Bukaaju671/
Buquiea671/
Busquay671/
Busquea671/
Bucajhe671/
Bouqayy671/
Buqayes671/
Bouquax671/
Boukaje671/
Wuqj671/
Busquat670/

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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 Buqaj
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