Gjegja Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Gjegja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 191 | 1:15,257 | 2,727 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gjegja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjegja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gjegja occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gjegja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjegja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjegja live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The surname Gjegja is most common in Albania, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 15,257. In Albania Gjegja is primarily concentrated in: Dibër County, where 44 percent live, Lezhë County, where 28 percent live and Tirana County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Albania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjegjaj | 92 | 146 | / |
| Gjegjea | 92 | 7 | / |
| Gjeogja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gjegjas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gjegjiaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gjegji | 83 | 347 | / |
| Gjugja | 83 | 257 | / |
| Gjeçja | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gjegje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjekja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjokeja | 77 | 336 | / |
| Gjiokeja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaje Gaje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gyjgyj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjhgjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjghjj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjogjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojcja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gzegza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwejegweje | 63 | 8 | / |
| Gjokoja | 62 | 8 | / |
| Gjogjea | 62 | 8 | / |
| Gjokaja | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gjgjyyu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gojigoji | 57 | 5 | / |
| Gajigaji | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gwajugwaju | 50 | 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
- 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 Gjegja
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