Kuqja Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Kuqja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kuqja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6521:4,469838
Greece701:158,28325,926
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kuqja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuqja occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuqja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuqja is the 464,191st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kuqja live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname Kuqja is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 4,469. In Albania it is most numerous in: Elbasan County, where 71 percent are found, Fier County, where 26 percent are found and Durrës County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Albania Kuqja is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 10 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kugja801/
Kucjas7368/
Kucija738/
Kuquea731/
Kuquza731/
Kikujja674/
Kuxa672/
Kuchija671/
Koukdja671/
Kucjasz671/

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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 Kuqja
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