Jakaj Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Jakaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 488 | 1:3,815 | 638 |
| Albania | 354 | 1:8,232 | 1,565 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 1:84,669 | 9,525 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Jakaj (72) may also be a first name.
Jakaj Demographics
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Jakaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakaj (Hindi: जकज) is found in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakaj? popularity and diffusion
Jakaj is the 324,446th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Jakaj live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in Albano-Europe. Jakaj is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 3,815. In Kosovo Jakaj is primarily found in: District of Ferizaj, where 49 percent reside, District of Gjakova, where 28 percent reside and District of Peja, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 31 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.
Jakaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jakaj surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
Jakaj earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $48,574 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jakaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakaj in the Hindi language | ||
| जकज | jakaja | - |
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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 Jakaj
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