Gërmizaj Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Gërmizaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gërmizaj 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
Kosovo921:20,2382,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Germizaj (23) are calculated separately.

Gërmizaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gërmizaj is held by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Germizaj. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gërmizaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gërmizaj live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname Gërmizaj is most commonly used in Kosovo, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 20,238. In Kosovo it is mostly concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 90 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kosovo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent reside.

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
Germizaj9623/
Grmizaj938/
Gërmzaj931/
Gërmizi8031/
Gërmajsi7513/
Grmizi711/
Grmusa57186/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gërmizaj
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis