Gjaka Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Gjaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 134 | 1:13,895 | 1,917 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gjaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjaka occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,478,479th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Gjaka is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjaka reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 13,895. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Mitrovica, where 82 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 18 percent are found. Besides Kosovo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngjaka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gujjaka | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gjaçkaj | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gjaqkaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjakhat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjoka | 80 | 11,860 | / |
| Gcaka | 80 | 135 | / |
| Gxaka | 80 | 21 | / |
| Geaka | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gjaca | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kjaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gsaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gejjakka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngajiaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjokaj | 73 | 1,914 | / |
| Ngxaka | 73 | 355 | / |
| Guiaka | 73 | 77 | / |
| Gaioka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gjacaj | 73 | 11 | / |
| Guyaka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gjokas | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gjioka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Grzaka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gjokai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gjacko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gchaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjuika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjojka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyeaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qgjoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gihaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyakah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngyaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjeaca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geakai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjaçki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghakai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cjajka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyakaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gojoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xaka | 67 | 808 | / |
| Ghatkai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nguyaka | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gayokha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gjakosh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngyakaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghaikha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjokaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjokajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaskat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghatkat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujjaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngchaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geľatka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghakash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajocka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngzakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngjiaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghakhay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gjaka
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