Gështenja Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Gështenja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gështenja 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
Albania301:97,1359,519
Kosovo151:124,1256,042

The alternate forms: Geshtenja (130) are calculated separately.

Gështenja Last Name Facts

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

Gështenja occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Geshtenja. For other possible spellings of Gështenja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gështenja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gështenja is the 2,909,720th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gështenja are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The surname Gështenja is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 97,135. In Albania Gështenja is most numerous in: Shkodër County, where 70 percent are found, Fier County, where 20 percent are found and Tirana County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Albania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 33 percent are found.

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
Geshtenja96130/
Kështenja894/
Kështënja781/

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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 Gështenja
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