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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Average Male Gashi Height
177.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) is more frequently found in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,275th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 105,893 people. Gashi is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gashi live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 356,054th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 558 people.
Gashi is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 55,328 people, or 1 in 34. In Kosovo Gashi is most numerous in: District of Pristina, where 38 percent live, District of Prizren, where 25 percent live and District of Peja, where 17 percent live. Barring Kosovo Gashi exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Gashi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gashi last name are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.3% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
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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