Gjegji Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjegji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjegji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3231:9,0221,712
Greece181:615,54471,673
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gjegji Last Name Facts

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

Gjegji has its highest incidence in Albania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gjegji.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjegji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjegji is the 806,178th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjegji reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 9,022. In Albania it is most common in: Lezhë County, where 49 percent reside, Dibër County, where 35 percent reside and Elbasan County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Albania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gjegji Last Name Statistics demography

Gjegji earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gjeogja771/
Gjugja67257/
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Gaje Gaje676/
Geigei674/
Ghjghj673/
Gyjgyj672/
Kajgji671/
Gjogjo671/
Gjhgjh671/
Gjghjj671/
Gwejegweje638/
Gjokeja62336/
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Gojcajii571/
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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 Gjegji
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