Gjyshja Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gjyshja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gjyshja 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
Albania2171:13,4292,446
Greece631:175,87028,388
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Gjyshja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjyshja is most common in Albania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjyshja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gjyshja is the 926,175th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gjyshja are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 13,429. In Albania Gjyshja is most frequent in: Fier County, where 60 percent live, Tirana County, where 15 percent live and Elbasan County, where 12 percent live. Barring Albania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 22 percent live and The United States, 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
Ghyshja864/
Gjyshia862/
Cjyshja861/
Gijja6757/
Gyisa676/
Gyija671/

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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 Gjyshja
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