Gjolaj Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjolaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjolaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2041:14,2852,568
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Gjolaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjolaj is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjolaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Gjolaj live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Gjolaj is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 14,285. In Albania Gjolaj is most prevalent in: Shkodër County, where 76 percent are found, Lezhë County, where 9 percent are found and Tirana County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Albania this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Gjolaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjolaj surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Gjolaj earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjohlaj921/
Gjoilaj921/
Gjola912/
Gjolla83113/
Gjulaj8314/
Gajola8314/
Gjalaj833/
Gujola833/
Gholaj832/
Gjolay831/
Gjolap831/
Gajiola7730/
Gajolla7720/
Gholaji7718/
Geolaja777/
Gujjola773/
Gjulaji771/
Gajjola771/
Gajolia770/
Ghola731,067/
Gjoli73105/
Geola7335/
Gjala7326/
Gjula7317/
Kjola7310/
Gcola732/
Gxola731/
Gajjolla715/
Gujjolla713/
Gholap6744,814/
Ghoula671,782/
Ngxola671,403/
Gayola671,383/
Gaiola67487/
Gujula67375/
Gholay67262/
Gholia67160/
Gyolai67117/
Geolea67107/
Gyolas67106/
Gholai6776/
Geolat6768/
Ghalaj6745/
Geolas6744/
Goyola6743/
Ghosla6741/
Gholat6730/
Geoola6728/
Ngyola6727/
Gholad6727/
Gojula6723/
Guiola6722/
Gajoli6718/
Gjolli6712/
Gajole6711/
Xholaj6710/
Geoula679/
Gjolle679/
Ngjala676/
Gholla676/
Guyola675/
Gholas674/
Geolla672/
Gjjala672/
Goiola672/
Gihola671/
Cjolac671/
Gzolla671/
Kgeola671/
Gyolay671/
Gueola671/
Gjulai671/
Kjolas671/
Kjalaj671/
Ngeola671/

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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
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  • 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 Gjolaj
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