Gashi Surname
Approximately 68,820 people bear this surname
Gashi Surname User-submission:
Gashi is a very common surname in Kosovo and can also be found in the northern part of Albania.
It originated from the Albanian tribe of Gashi, which was situated in Northern Albania, in the Highlands above the city of Shkodra.
There are two main branches of the Gashi tribe: Gashi (Stone Gashi) and White Gashi (Alb.
Read More About This SurnameGashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 55,328 | 1:34 | 2 |
| Albania | 2,493 | 1:1,169 | 139 |
| Germany | 2,064 | 1:39,005 | 5,164 |
| Slovenia | 1,383 | 1:1,799 | 162 |
| Switzerland | 1,315 | 1:6,246 | 982 |
| Sweden | 1,273 | 1:7,735 | 719 |
| United States | 742 | 1:488,489 | 41,275 |
| England | 553 | 1:100,756 | 10,630 |
| Austria | 471 | 1:18,079 | 2,773 |
| France | 439 | 1:151,305 | 23,468 |
| Belgium | 349 | 1:32,942 | 5,355 |
| Norway | 348 | 1:14,777 | 1,740 |
| Tanzania | 291 | 1:181,930 | 15,797 |
| Denmark | 232 | 1:24,331 | 2,483 |
| Croatia | 198 | 1:21,357 | 4,440 |
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| Greece | 103 | 1:107,571 | 18,087 |
| Finland | 93 | 1:59,104 | 6,879 |
| Italy | 92 | 1:664,747 | 58,468 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Czechia | 36 | 1:295,374 | 37,799 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Serbia | 29 | 1:246,378 | 13,728 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| North Macedonia | 27 | 1:77,832 | 7,406 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Montenegro | 15 | 1:42,638 | 3,031 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gashi (558) may also be a first name.
Gashi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gashi is a very common surname in Kosovo and can also be found in the northern part of Albania.
It originated from the Albanian tribe of Gashi, which was situated in Northern Albania, in the Highlands above the city of Shkodra.
There are two main branches of the Gashi tribe: Gashi (Stone Gashi) and White Gashi (Alb. Gashi i Bardhë or Wood Gashi).The White Gashi, which is the bigger branch of the tribe, was originally called Bardhi (The White).
It is thought that Bardhi was an independent tribe that joined with the smaller tribe of Gashi to form one bigger tribe/clan. This is thought to have happened in the late Middle Ages.
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Gashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gashi (Arabic: غاشي, Bengali: ঘাসী, Hindi: गाशी, Marathi: गाशी, Oriya: ଗାଶି, Russian: Гаши) has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,275th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,893 people. Gashi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gashi are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Gashi is also the 356,054th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 558 people.
The surname Gashi is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 55,328 people, or 1 in 34. In Kosovo Gashi is mostly found in: District of Pristina, where 38 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 25 percent are found and District of Peja, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kosovo Gashi is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Gashi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gashi surname are 9.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.98% less than the national average, earning €6,012 per year; in Norway they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning 273,476 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning R 230,112 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,897 CAD per year.
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Gashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gashi in the Bengali language | ||
| ঘাসী | ghasi | - |
| Gashi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଶି | gasi | - |
| Gashi in the Hindi language | ||
| गाशी | gasi | 55.56 |
| गशी | gasi | 11.11 |
| गशि | gasi | 11.11 |
| घासीराम | ghasirama | 11.11 |
| घासी | ghasi | 11.11 |
| Gashi in the Marathi language | ||
| गाशी | gasi | 50 |
| गशी | gasi | 50 |
| Gashi in the Russian language | ||
| Гаши | gasi | - |
| Gashi in the Arabic language | ||
| غاشي | ghashy | - |
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