Hodža Surname

209,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Hodža Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hodža Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia9311:2,257410
Kosovo8651:2,152345
Serbia401:178,62411,446
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Montenegro241:26,6492,455
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972

The alternate forms: Hodża (2) are calculated separately.

Hodža Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hodža occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Hodża. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hodža? popularity and diffusion

Hodža is the 209,446th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. Hodža is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hodža are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name Hodža is most commonly held in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 931 people, or 1 in 2,257. In North Macedonia Hodža is mostly found in: Skopje, where 65 percent reside, Southwestern, where 20 percent reside and Polog, where 14 percent reside. Apart from North Macedonia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 44 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hodża932/
Hodžaj9123/
Odža89278/
Hoža8919/
Hodja80296/
Hadža8079/
Godža8018/
Hodži801/
Hodzha73784/
Houdja73201/
Hodjat73109/
Hadžaj7313/
Hodjaj736/
Hoodja731/
Hodgea731/
Hodžej731/
Hodžiç731/
Hodžiš731/
Hodžoć731/
Hodjas730/
Hoza679,751/
Hoja674,323/
Hoca672,142/
Odja671,343/
Hosa67945/
Goža6711/
Hodzhay674/
Hože673/
Houdjai671/
Houdjah671/

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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 Hodža
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