Golaj Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Golaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 261 | 1:7,134 | 1,159 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Albania | 32 | 1:91,064 | 9,211 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Golaj (13) may also be a first name.
Golaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golaj (Marathi: गोळाज, Oriya: େଗାଲଜ) is found most frequently in Kosovo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Golaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 741,235th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Golaj reside; 76 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Golaj is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 13 people.
Golaj is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 7,134. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Gjakova, where 99 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 1 percent are found and District of Peja, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo Golaj exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 13 percent are found and Albania, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golaj in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଲଜ | egalaja | - |
| Golaj in the Marathi language | ||
| गोळाज | golaja | 42.86 |
| गोलज | golaja | 28.57 |
| गोलाज | golaja | 28.57 |
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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 Golaj
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