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 held by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Golaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Golaj is the 741,235th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. It occurs mostly 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 widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 7,134. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Gjakova, where 99 percent live, District of Prizren, where 1 percent live and District of Peja, where 0 percent live. Besides Kosovo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 13 percent live and Albania, where 8 percent live.
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
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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 Golaj
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