Buçaj Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Buçaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 444 | 1:4,193 | 700 |
| Albania | 110 | 1:26,491 | 4,285 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Bucaj (330), Bučaj (36) & Bućaj (3) are calculated separately.
Buçaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buçaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buçaj is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bucaj, Bučaj or Bućaj. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buçaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 567,444th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Buçaj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 4,193. In Kosovo it is primarily found in: District of Prizren, where 66 percent are found, District of Peja, where 17 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 15 percent are found. Besides Kosovo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucaj | 93 | 330 | / |
| Bučaj | 93 | 36 | / |
| Bućaj | 93 | 3 | / |
| Buça | 89 | 124 | / |
| Bouça | 80 | 419 | / |
| Vuçaj | 80 | 299 | / |
| Buzaj | 80 | 120 | / |
| Bauça | 80 | 76 | / |
| Buxaj | 80 | 19 | / |
| Busaj | 80 | 12 | / |
| Buíça | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buiça | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bušaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bushaj | 73 | 1,588 | / |
| Bouças | 73 | 228 | / |
| Buchaj | 73 | 179 | / |
| Budzaj | 73 | 125 | / |
| Buczaj | 73 | 62 | / |
| Busaja | 73 | 57 | / |
| Buzaji | 73 | 33 | / |
| Busaji | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bussaj | 73 | 15 | / |
| Buščaj | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bucaji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buxhaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Busajo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouzaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bousaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Busaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buzzaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beucaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Busa | 67 | 29,060 | / |
| Buza | 67 | 10,934 | / |
| Buca | 67 | 9,538 | / |
| Buša | 67 | 291 | / |
| Buxa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Buçi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Buča | 67 | 83 | / |
| Buţa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Vuça | 67 | 30 | / |
| Boushaj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Buća | 67 | 20 | / |
| Busaaja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Buçe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bussaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buchaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bushaje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhusaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bucj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buşa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bushaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buzj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buchaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauçais | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Buçaj
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