Gorqaj Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gorqaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorqaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1951:9,5481,466
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gorqaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorqaj occurs in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gorqaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorqaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gorqaj live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name Gorqaj is most commonly used in Kosovo, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 9,548. In Kosovo Gorqaj is most common in: District of Peja, where 97 percent are found, District of Gjakova, where 2 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Gorqaj Last Name Statistics demography

Gorqaj earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning 303,209 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorgqa831/
Gorcaj831/
Gorka733,590/
Gorca7368/
Gorqi732/
Arqaj731/
Gorkhaji711/
Orcajo671,613/
Gorkha671,458/
Gorcea671,366/
Gorzka67795/
Ngorka6731/
Gorque6726/
Orcaje6717/
Gorcay6713/
Gourka6712/
Gurkaj679/
Gorkae677/
Garkaj677/
Gorkij676/
Orquea676/
Gorkay674/
Gorkai674/
Ghorka673/
Gorkaa673/
Garzqa672/
Gharqa672/
Horkaj671/
Orcaja671/
Gorcas671/
Gorqer671/
Goerqe671/
Garqua671/
Gorkka671/
Gorkat671/
Gorkah671/
Goerka670/

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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 Gorqaj
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