Gjilani Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjilani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania451:64,7577,655
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Gjilani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjilani is found most in Albania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gjilani.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjilani? popularity and diffusion

Gjilani is the 2,876,555th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gjilani reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname Gjilani is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 64,757. In Albania Gjilani is most common in: Durrës County, where 36 percent are found, Fier County, where 20 percent are found and Tirana County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Albania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjillani9319/
Gjylani8629/
Kjilani865/
Giilani865/
Giylani862/
Kgilani861/
Ggilani861/
Gjelani861/
Gjejlani8017/
Gjeliani804/
Ghielani801/
Ghaillani7510/
Ghaailani754/
Ghiellani751/
Ghylani715/
Gxilana713/
Xailani712/
Gcilane711/
Nxilani711/
Xhilani711/
Ghailane671,282/
Ghailany6742/
Xhejlani6716/
Geilhane671/
Ghuilane671/
Ngxilane671/
Gjellany670/

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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 Gjilani
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