Gjekaj Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjekaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjekaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3561:8,1861,555
Kosovo421:44,3303,692
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gjekaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjekaj is held by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjekaj? popularity and diffusion

Gjekaj is the 659,458th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. Gjekaj is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gjekaj are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 8,186. In Albania it is most common in: Shkodër County, where 81 percent live, Tirana County, where 15 percent live and Lezhë County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Albania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Gjekaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjekaj last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Gjekaj earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.9% more than the national average, earning $60,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjeka911,257/
Gjikaj83122/
Gjeçka83116/
Gjykaj8352/
Gjecaj8326/
Gzekaj836/
Gjekoj831/
Gjika733,846/
Kjeka7364/
Geika7314/
Gxeka731/
Gijka731/
Gzeka731/
Gjeca731/
Gjeke730/
Gajjekka714/
Xhekaj67276/
Geikas6720/
Gjikas6716/
Geitka677/
Geyoka676/
Gjioka675/
Nggeka675/
Grzeka672/
Guieka672/
Gjeski672/
Gjuika671/
Gjojka671/
Gyeaka671/
Ngxeka671/
Gyekas671/
Gjeaca671/
Ngeika671/
Gijcaj671/

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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 Gjekaj
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