Goçaj Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Goçaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 154 | 1:18,922 | 3,274 |
| Kosovo | 57 | 1:32,664 | 3,164 |
The alternate forms: Gocaj (281) & Gočaj (1) are calculated separately.
Goçaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goçaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goçaj is more commonly found in Albania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gocaj or Gočaj. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goçaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goçaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in Albano-Europe.
Goçaj is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 18,922. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 52 percent are found, Tirana County, where 25 percent are found and Kukës County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Albania Goçaj is found in one country. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gocaj | 93 | 281 | / |
| Gočaj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gojçaj | 91 | 34 | / |
| Goça | 89 | 106 | / |
| Gaçaj | 80 | 104 | / |
| Gosaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hoçaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goxhaj | 73 | 1,303 | / |
| Gojcaj | 73 | 658 | / |
| Gojčaj | 73 | 332 | / |
| Gosaij | 73 | 85 | / |
| Gozaji | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gossaj | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gosaji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghosaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goxahj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gocaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosa | 67 | 15,042 | / |
| Goza | 67 | 4,317 | / |
| Osaj | 67 | 1,046 | / |
| Goçi | 67 | 444 | / |
| Goca | 67 | 270 | / |
| Goxa | 67 | 159 | / |
| Goşa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Goţa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Očaj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ozaj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goča | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gosaiij | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goçe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaça | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gazj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gojxhaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goća | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoça | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gacj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gocj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goxj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goçaj
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