Gjeka Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,0031:2,905522
Kosovo841:22,1652,533
Greece651:170,45827,584
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Austria161:532,21549,801
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gjeka (25) may also be a first name.

Gjeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjeka is found most frequently in Albania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjeka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 302,077th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gjeka reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Gjeka is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Albania, where it is carried by 1,003 people, or 1 in 2,905. In Albania it is mostly found in: Fier County, where 39 percent reside, Shkodër County, where 31 percent reside and Lezhë County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 7 percent reside and Greece, where 5 percent reside.

Gjeka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gjeka surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Gjeka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjekaj91456/
Gjeçka91116/
Gjika803,846/
Kjeka8064/
Gjeko8058/
Geika8014/
Gijka801/
Gzeka801/
Gjeca801/
Gxeka801/
Gjeke800/
Gajjekka774/
Gjikaj73122/
Gjykaj7352/
Gjecaj7326/
Geikas7320/
Gjikas7316/
Geitka737/
Gzekaj736/
Geyoka736/
Gjioka735/
Nggeka735/
Gjeçko734/
Grzeka732/
Guieka732/
Gjeski732/
Gjekoj731/
Gjuika731/
Gjojka731/
Gyeaka731/
Ngjeko731/
Gyekas731/
Gjeaca731/
Ngeika731/
Ngxeka731/
Xeka67950/
Grzejka67304/
Gjyshka6764/
Grzeika6731/
Nguyeka6727/
Guyeska6722/
Grzecka6722/
Gujjika676/
Guehika674/
Geikaus671/
Grzieka671/
Geeseka671/
Xjka671/

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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
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  • 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 Gjeka
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