Margjeka Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Margjeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 260 | 1:11,208 | 2,083 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Margjëka (1) are calculated separately.
Margjeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Margjeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Margjeka is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Margjëka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Margjeka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Margjeka is the 933,049th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Margjeka reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Albania, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 11,208. In Albania Margjeka is most common in: Kukës County, where 52 percent are found, Tirana County, where 32 percent are found and Durrës County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Albania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 6 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margjëka | 96 | 1 | / |
| Margjekaj | 94 | 12 | / |
| Margjoka | 88 | 48 | / |
| Margjika | 88 | 3 | / |
| Margjoku | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mrkajc | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mark-Ajakaiye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Marco Jack | 56 | 1 | / |
| Marca Juca | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mrkajić | 53 | 533 | / |
| Mrkajic | 53 | 68 | / |
| Mrkajik | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mrkajič | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marcjoch | 50 | 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
- 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 Margjeka
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