Gjishti Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjishti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjishti Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6461:4,511850
Greece601:184,66329,677
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Gjishti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjishti is held by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjishti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gjishti is the 471,721st most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjishti reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 4,511. In Albania Gjishti is most common in: Berat County, where 52 percent live, Fier County, where 37 percent live and Vlorë County, where 5 percent live. Besides Albania Gjishti exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjishta862/
Gjesti7742/
Gjashta7160/
Gujjiti7110/
Guiisti712/
Gjoshta712/
Gihetti711/
Ghaisti711/
Giiti678/
Gjita677/
Geistich670/
Kajishita6365/
Khajashid501/
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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 Gjishti
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