Gjergjaj Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gjergjaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjergjaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4341:4,290717
Albania1721:16,9422,981
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Croatia391:108,42616,784
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Greece181:615,54471,673
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Gjergjaj Last Name Facts

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

Gjergjaj is more commonly found in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjergjaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gjergjaj is the 449,013th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gjergjaj live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most common in Kosovo, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 4,290. In Kosovo Gjergjaj is most numerous in: District of Peja, where 68 percent reside, District of Gjakova, where 32 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kosovo this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 23 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Gjergjaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gjergjaj last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gjergjaj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjergjiaj941/
Gjergja9380/
Gjergjai884/
Gjyrgjaj883/
Gjergjoj881/
Gjergji804,829/
Gjerrgji751/
Gjergjui751/
Gjyrgji6752/
Gjirgji673/

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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 Gjergjaj
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