Gjoleka Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Gjoleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 112 | 1:26,018 | 4,234 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gjoleka (12) may also be a first name.
Gjoleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gjoleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gjoleka is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gjoleka.
How Common Is The Last Name Gjoleka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gjoleka are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Gjoleka is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most widespread in Albania, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 26,018. In Albania Gjoleka is most frequent in: Tirana County, where 27 percent live, Korçë County, where 24 percent live and Vlorë County, where 19 percent live. Other than Albania Gjoleka occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
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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 Gjoleka
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