Gjela Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gjela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 21 | 1:88,660 | 5,199 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gjela (249) may also be a first name.
Gjela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjela occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjela? popularity and diffusion
Gjela is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Gjela live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Albano-Europe. Gjela is also the 565,047th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 249 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Ferizaj, where 43 percent live, District of Gjilan, where 43 percent live and District of Pristina, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kosovo this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.
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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 Gjela
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