Facja Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Facja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Facja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3251:8,9661,705
Greece281:395,70752,747
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Façja (2) are calculated separately.

Facja Last Name Facts

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

Facja is found most in Albania. It may also appear as: Façja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Facja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Facja is the 767,694th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Facja are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Albania, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 8,966. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 73 percent are found, Durrës County, where 11 percent are found and Tirana County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Albania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent are found and Slovenia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Façja932/
Facija9127/
Facjia911/
Pfacjha831/
Facca802,135/
Fajja8014/
Facea8013/
Fagca803/
Fajia802/
Fajca802/
Faqja801/
Fakja801/
Fajya801/
Fajea801/
Fascia731,139/
Fakcha7395/
Faujia7389/
Fajjah7320/
Fajiah7320/
Facsay7317/
Fachia7316/
Fajjia737/
Fajjai735/
Fakija734/
Fadjia732/
Fajjya731/
Faccah731/
Faigja731/
Faujya731/
Faijja731/
Faijya731/
Faujiah673,395/
Faxa67123/
Pfaccha6721/
Faizjah676/
Fakchia671/
Fachkia671/
Facchia671/
Faijyaz671/
Faijyaj671/
Faiccha671/
Fachyaj671/
Fhajyaj671/

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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 Facja
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