Gjaferaj Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gjaferaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjaferaj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo301:62,0624,386
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gjaferaj Last Name Facts

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

Gjaferaj is most common in Kosovo. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjaferaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Gjaferaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjaferaj live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name Gjaferaj is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 62,062. In Kosovo Gjaferaj is most frequent in: District of Peja, where 97 percent live and District of Gjakova, where 3 percent live. Other than Kosovo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjaferraj948/
Gjafera931/
Gjaferoj881/
Xgaferaj881/
Gjaferai881/
Gjaferi8047/
Ghafera804/
Xhaferaj751,906/
Xhaferraj71267/
Xhaferaju711/
Ghaferi6741/
Ghafeiratt679/
Ghafira676/
Xhafera672/
Xhaferj671/
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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 Gjaferaj
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