Canaj Surname
Approximately 2,449 people bear this surname
Canaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,482 | 1:1,966 | 317 |
| Kosovo | 599 | 1:3,108 | 518 |
| Greece | 211 | 1:52,511 | 8,681 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Çanaj (129) are calculated separately.
Canaj (11) may also be a first name.
Canaj Demographics
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Canaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Çanaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 175,030th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,975,723 people. Canaj is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Canaj live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Albania, where it is held by 1,482 people, or 1 in 1,966. In Albania it is most common in: Tirana County, where 33 percent are found, Vlorë County, where 25 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Albania Canaj is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 24 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.
Canaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Canaj are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Canaj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $58,382 CAD 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
- 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 Canaj
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