Hoxhaj Surname

44,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Hoxhaj Surname User-submission:

Hoxha is a surname which has came from a Turkish word that means 'teacher'. Hoxha is also the title for muslim preachers.

Hoxhaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6,8561:42521
Kosovo3,3651:55378
Greece6341:17,4762,460
Slovenia2551:9,7562,266
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Belgium511:225,42428,627
England481:1,160,79354,689
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Austria321:266,10730,958
Norway261:197,78022,769
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Hoxhaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hoxha is a surname which has came from a Turkish word that means 'teacher'. Hoxha is also the title for muslim preachers.

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Hoxhaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoxhaj is found most frequently in Albania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoxhaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,363rd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 622,601 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hoxhaj are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

Hoxhaj is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 6,856 people, or 1 in 425. In Albania it is most common in: Fier County, where 37 percent reside, Vlorë County, where 23 percent reside and Tirana County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Albania this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 29 percent reside and Greece, where 5 percent reside.

Hoxhaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hoxhaj surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hoxhaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.21% less than the national average, earning €4,441 per year; in Norway they earn 19.58% less than the national average, earning 278,312 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,764 CAD per year.

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