Gjykaj Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gjykaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjykaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo401:46,5473,785
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gjykaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjykaj has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjykaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gjykaj live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Gjykaj is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 46,547. In Kosovo it is primarily found in: District of Gjakova, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kosovo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjekaj83456/
Gjikaj83122/
Gjyshka7764/
Gjika733,846/
Gjeka731,257/
Gyika735/
Gijka731/
Gjyke731/
Gjyky731/
Gjeçka67116/
Gjecaj6726/
Gjikas6716/
Gzekaj676/
Geyoka676/
Gjioka675/
Guyika675/
Grzyka672/
Gyioka671/
Ngyika671/
Gyekas671/
Gyeaka671/
Ghjkhj671/
Gjojka671/
Gjuika671/
Giyoka671/
Gjekoj671/
Giykas671/
Gijcaj671/

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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 Gjykaj
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