Kranja Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Kranja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 58 | 1:50,242 | 6,584 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kranja (19) may also be a first name.
Kranja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kranja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kranja is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kranja.
How Common Is The Last Name Kranja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kranja are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Kranja is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
Kranja is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 50,242. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Tirana County, where 76 percent reside, Gjirokastër County, where 19 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Albania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside and Greece, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krantja | 92 | 19 | / |
| Kranjya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Krasnja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Krania | 83 | 225 | / |
| Kranha | 83 | 155 | / |
| Kronja | 83 | 144 | / |
| Kranya | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kransa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kranje | 83 | 13 | / |
| Cranja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kranji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krainjaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krainia | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kıranşa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gkrania | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kranjić | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kraynya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kramjai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Krancha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Krenjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kraunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kraunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kransha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Krangna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Krainea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kraynia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kranzau | 77 | 0 | / |
| Krassinjai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kranjecz | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kraynyay | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kreenjya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gkranias | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gkrancha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kranchah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khraunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krosnija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kranyacz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krajnjić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krainiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kragnass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kranshau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Krange | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kramza | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kranzo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Cranea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Cranca | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kramża | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kronji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kranho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kronje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kranso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kranco | 67 | 4 | / |
| Crania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kranhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kramji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cranza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kranie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kranja
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