Gjakova Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Gjakova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 246 | 1:7,569 | 1,221 |
| Albania | 49 | 1:59,471 | 7,297 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Gjakova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjakova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjakova is found in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gjakova.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjakova? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 807,857th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gjakova live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 7,569. In Kosovo Gjakova is most frequent in: District of Peja, where 62 percent reside, District of Pristina, where 17 percent reside and District of Mitrovica, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Kosovo this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjackova | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gjakov | 92 | 36 | / |
| Gjokova | 86 | 30 | / |
| Gyakova | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kjakova | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gayokova | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gjacková | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gjokov | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gyakov | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gyokova | 71 | 145 | / |
| Csakova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kzakova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Xhakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ksakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gayokov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geokova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geojkov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giľaková | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qusakova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geľaková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Krzakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Csajkova | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Gjakova
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