Koçaj Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Koçaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koçaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1681:17,3463,045
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Kocaj (1,351) & Kočaj (8) are calculated separately.

Koçaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koçaj occurs most in Albania. It may appear as a variant: Kocaj or Kočaj. Click here for other possible spellings of Koçaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Koçaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Koçaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Albano-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 17,346. In Albania Koçaj is most common in: Vlorë County, where 45 percent are found, Tirana County, where 29 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Albania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 6 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocaj931,351/
Kočaj938/
Koça89318/
Koçaş802,232/
Kosaj80393/
Kaçaj80392/
Qoçaj80204/
Koçay80181/
Keçaj8080/
Kozaj8015/
Kodça8010/
Koçat801/
Koças801/
Koczaj73255/
Kochaj73131/
Koççaz73120/
Kociaj73117/
Kocaja7385/
Koççat7379/
Koshaj7324/
Koçija7318/
Koisaj736/
Kosaja733/
Kossaj732/
Kosaju732/
Kodzaj731/
Kozaji731/
Kozhaj731/
Kotçat731/
Koca6785,012/
Koza6726,560/
Kosa6713,648/
Koçi679,419/
Koša67639/
Koçe67258/
Kaça67132/
Koczaja67131/
Koča67122/
Kochaji6716/
Koßa676/
Koshaji675/
Kocj674/
Coça672/
Koşa672/
Koxhajo672/
Koshajh671/
Kaçj671/
Kossaja671/
Kosaajh671/
Kosajeh671/

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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 Koçaj
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