Gjoshaj Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjoshaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjoshaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania231:126,69810,929
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Gjoshaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjoshaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gjoshaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjoshaj? popularity and diffusion

Gjoshaj is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjoshaj are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 126,698. In Albania Gjoshaj is most common in: Vlorë County, where 74 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 26 percent are found. Other than Albania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 32 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjosha9257/
Gjoxhaj8613/
Gjoshej863/
Gjosa831/
Gjoshi771,574/
Ghosha77577/
Gjoçaj77214/
Gjoshe7765/
Ghoshj779/
Gjochj771/
Gjasaj771/
Ghosaj771/
Gjosji771/
Guijosa713,166/
Ghoshai7110/
Ghoshah717/
Ghousha715/
Güijosa714/
Ghoosha712/
Gjoseph712/
Ghodsha711/
Ghoshay711/
Ghoshea711/
Ghoshas711/
Gjjoshi711/
Ghoshat711/
Ghosa673,029/
Gjoza67192/
Kjosa67103/
Gjoça6771/
Ghoshayi6717/
Ghoshiya679/
Ghoushah673/
Gjose672/
Geosa672/
Xosha671/
Gcosa671/
Ghooshah671/
Gjousiya671/
Gjhousia671/

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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
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  • 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 Gjoshaj
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