Gjeraj Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gjeraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjeraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo421:44,3303,692
England61:9,286,343223,652
Albania31:971,35222,477

Gjeraj Last Name Facts

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

Gjeraj occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjeraj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Gjeraj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjeraj are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name Gjeraj is most widespread in Kosovo, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 44,330. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Prizren, where 98 percent are found and District of Gjakova, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kosovo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Albania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjergaj9247/
Ngjeraj921/
Gjera9168/
Gjerj912/
Gyeraj8385/
Gjerga8366/
Gjeraa8310/
Gjerai832/
Gjyraj831/
Gjerra831/
Gjerahije802/
Gujjera778/
Gjergai772/
Gjergoj771/
Gajjera771/
Gaijera771/
Geira73221/
Gjere73152/
Gjery7376/
Kjera7364/
Gjyra7310/
Gzera735/
Gjeri734/
Cgera734/
Gjira732/
Gijra732/
Kgera731/
Gsera731/
Xheraj67116/
Nggera6788/
Guiera6728/
Geerah6725/
Kjerau6720/
Gjergi6711/
Geihra678/
Gjeros677/
Geirza677/
Geiray677/
Geiras677/
Gehira675/
Ghzera674/
Gieira672/
Gyerra672/
Gyerajová671/
Gehera671/
Geirad671/
Geirat671/
Geuira671/
Gjerge671/
Kjeira671/
Ngeira671/
Gyerae671/
Gjirah671/
Gjerzi671/

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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 Gjeraj
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