Gjergaj Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Gjergaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 41 | 1:71,075 | 8,058 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gjergaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjergaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjergaj occurs most in Albania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjergaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Gjergaj is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjergaj are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Albania, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 71,075. In Albania it is primarily found in: Fier County, where 44 percent reside, Gjirokastër County, where 29 percent reside and Tirana County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjerga | 92 | 66 | / |
| Gjeraj | 92 | 51 | / |
| Gjergj | 92 | 12 | / |
| Gjergai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngjeraj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gjergoj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gjera | 83 | 68 | / |
| Gjerj | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gyeraj | 77 | 85 | / |
| Gjergi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gjeraa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gjerai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gjerge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjerra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjyraj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gjergjova | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gjerahije | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gujjera | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ghierga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaijera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajjera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geira | 67 | 221 | / |
| Gjere | 67 | 152 | / |
| Gjery | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gjyra | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gjeri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gjira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gijra | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Gjergaj
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