Gjekaj Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Gjekaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 356 | 1:8,186 | 1,555 |
| Kosovo | 42 | 1:44,330 | 3,692 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gjekaj Demographics
Average Gjekaj Salary in
United States
$60,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjeka | 91 | 1,257 | / |
| Gjikaj | 83 | 122 | / |
| Gjeçka | 83 | 116 | / |
| Gjykaj | 83 | 52 | / |
| Gjecaj | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gzekaj | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gjekoj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjika | 73 | 3,846 | / |
| Kjeka | 73 | 64 | / |
| Geika | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gxeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gijka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gzeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjeca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjeke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gajjekka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Xhekaj | 67 | 276 | / |
| Geikas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gjikas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Geitka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geyoka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gjioka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nggeka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grzeka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guieka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjeski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjuika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjojka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyeaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngxeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyekas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjeaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijcaj | 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 Gjekaj
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