Deçaj Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Deçaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deçaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo231:80,9514,985
Albania191:153,37111,939

The alternate forms: Decaj (25) & Dečaj (2) are calculated separately.

Deçaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deçaj is most common in Kosovo. It can be found in the variant forms: Decaj or Dečaj. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deçaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Deçaj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 80,951. In Kosovo Deçaj is primarily concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kosovo this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Albania, where 45 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decaj9325/
Dečaj932/
Deça898/
Doçaj80651/
Daçaj80160/
D'Eça8077/
Diçaj805/
Desaj805/
Desaij73124/
Dezaji7343/
Deshaj7340/
Dajçaj7313/
Desauj734/
Doçahj731/
Desaje731/
Desaji731/
Desa6721,229/
Deza6714,711/
Deca672,515/
Deçi6741/
Deçe6722/
Deša6721/
Desaiij6714/
Deacajo677/
Dexa677/
Deshajo673/
Dezj671/
Dheshaj671/
Deţa671/
Deshaju671/
Deshaje671/
Diesaja671/
Deshaja671/
Doça671/

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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 Deçaj
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