Gjerga Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Gjerga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 60 | 1:48,568 | 6,431 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gjerga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjerga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjerga is found most in Albania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gjerga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjerga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gjerga live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Albano-Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 48,568. In Albania it is most frequent in: Gjirokastër County, where 53 percent are found, Shkodër County, where 17 percent are found and Durrës County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Albania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjergaj | 92 | 47 | / |
| Gjergai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gjera | 91 | 68 | / |
| Gjergo | 83 | 319 | / |
| Gjeraj | 83 | 51 | / |
| Gjergj | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gjergi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gjeraa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gjerai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gjerge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjerra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gjergjova | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gujjera | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngjeraj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghierga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjergoj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gajjera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaijera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geira | 73 | 221 | / |
| Gjyra | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gijra | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gjira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nggera | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gyeraj | 67 | 85 | / |
| Guiera | 67 | 28 | / |
| Geerah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Geirge | 67 | 15 | / |
| Geihra | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geiray | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geiras | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gjeros | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geirza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gehira | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gieira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyerra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gjerahije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geirat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geirad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjirah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjyraj | 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
- 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 Gjerga
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