Cakaj Surname
Approximately 1,689 people bear this surname
Cakaj Surname User-submission:
The surname Cakaj (in Albanian language it is written Çakaj, pronounced cha-kai) means 'limit'.
Cakaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 1,267 | 1:1,470 | 235 |
| Albania | 170 | 1:17,142 | 3,005 |
| Greece | 116 | 1:95,515 | 16,103 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Çakaj (381) & Čakaj (1) are calculated separately.
Cakaj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Cakaj (in Albanian language it is written Çakaj, pronounced cha-kai) means 'limit'.
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Average Cakaj Salary in
United States
$29,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cakaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cakaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cakaj has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may appear as a variant: Çakaj or Čakaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cakaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Cakaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 237,619th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,314,710 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cakaj are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is held by 1,267 people, or 1 in 1,470. In Kosovo it is most numerous in: District of Mitrovica, where 37 percent live, District of Prizren, where 31 percent live and District of Pristina, where 29 percent live. Barring Kosovo Cakaj exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 10 percent live and Greece, where 7 percent live.
Cakaj Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Cakaj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 46.59% less than the national average, earning 184,833 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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