Gjeka Surname
Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname
Gjeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,003 | 1:2,905 | 522 |
| Kosovo | 84 | 1:22,165 | 2,533 |
| Greece | 65 | 1:170,458 | 27,584 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gjeka (25) may also be a first name.
Gjeka Demographics
Average Gjeka Salary in
United States
$42,224 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gjeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gjeka is most common in Albania. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gjeka.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 302,077th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. The surname is primarily 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 used first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently used 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 live, Shkodër County, where 31 percent live and Lezhë County, where 16 percent live. Barring Albania this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 7 percent live and Greece, where 5 percent live.
Gjeka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gjeka surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjekaj | 91 | 456 | / |
| Gjeçka | 91 | 116 | / |
| Gjika | 80 | 3,846 | / |
| Kjeka | 80 | 64 | / |
| Gjeko | 80 | 58 | / |
| Geika | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gijka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gzeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gjeca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gxeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gjeke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gajjekka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gjikaj | 73 | 122 | / |
| Gjykaj | 73 | 52 | / |
| Gjecaj | 73 | 26 | / |
| Geikas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gjikas | 73 | 16 | / |
| Geitka | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gzekaj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Geyoka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gjioka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nggeka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gjeçko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grzeka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guieka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gjeski | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gjekoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjuika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjojka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyeaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngjeko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyekas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjeaca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngxeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xeka | 67 | 950 | / |
| Grzejka | 67 | 304 | / |
| Gjyshka | 67 | 64 | / |
| Grzeika | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nguyeka | 67 | 27 | / |
| Guyeska | 67 | 22 | / |
| Grzecka | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gujjika | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guehika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geikaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grzieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeseka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjka | 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 Gjeka
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