Jahaj Surname
Approximately 2,417 people bear this surname
Jahaj Surname User-submission:
This is an Albanian patronymic of the name Jaho, originally Yahya in Arabic.
Jahaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 930 | 1:2,002 | 325 |
| Albania | 585 | 1:4,981 | 938 |
| Yemen | 397 | 1:66,562 | 4,797 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Croatia | 61 | 1:69,321 | 12,444 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Afghanistan | 44 | 1:730,754 | 7,928 |
| Slovenia | 43 | 1:57,853 | 8,984 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Jahaj (1,761) may also be a first name.
Jahaj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an Albanian patronymic of the name Jaho, originally Yahya in Arabic.
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Average Jahaj Salary in
United States
$29,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jahaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jahaj (Bengali: জাহাজ, Hindi: जहाज, Marathi: जहाज, Oriya: ଜାହାଜ) is held by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 177,014th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,015,120 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Jahaj live; 69 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in Albano-Europe. Jahaj is also the 182,443rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 1,761 people.
The last name Jahaj is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 2,002. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Prizren, where 61 percent live, District of Peja, where 32 percent live and District of Gjakova, where 4 percent live. Other than Kosovo this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 24 percent live and Yemen, where 16 percent live.
Jahaj Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Jahaj earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 27.01% less than the national average, earning 252,612 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahaj in the Hindi language | ||
| जहाज | jahaja | - |
| Jahaj in the Marathi language | ||
| जहाज | jahaja | 95.45 |
| जाहज-या | jahaja-ya | 4.55 |
| Jahaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାହାଜ | jahaja | 81.81 |
| ଯାହାଜ | yahaja | 6.55 |
| ଯାହାଯ | yahaya | 5.3 |
| ଜାହାଯ | jahaya | 2.6 |
| ଜାହଜ | jahaja | 1.66 |
| ଜହାଜ | jahaja | 0.31 |
| ଯାହଯ | yahaya | 0.21 |
| ଜାହାଜ୍ | jahaj | 0.1 |
| ଯାହଜ | yahaja | 0.1 |
| ଜହଜ | jahaja | 0.1 |
| ବହାନ | bahana | 0.1 |
| ଜାହଯ | jahaya | 0.1 |
| Jahaj in the Bengali language | ||
| জাহাজ | jahaja | 71.43 |
| জহজ | jahaja | 28.57 |
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