Mehmetaj Surname

128,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Mehmetaj Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Muslim male name Mehmeti.

Mehmetaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,5961:1,826304
Kosovo1,3891:1,340200
Switzerland1361:60,3897,530
Greece1171:94,69915,986
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Austria221:387,06540,442
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Mehmetaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Muslim male name Mehmeti.

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Mehmetaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehmetaj occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehmetaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 128,914th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,074,451 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Mehmetaj are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

It is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 1,596 people, or 1 in 1,826. In Albania Mehmetaj is most numerous in: Fier County, where 29 percent live, Tirana County, where 18 percent live and Kukës County, where 15 percent live. Besides Albania this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 40 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Mehmetaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mehmetaj last name are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mehmetaj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning 346,117 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memetaj93303/
Mehmeta932/
Mehmetas8866/
Mehmetay888/
Mehmetai885/
Mahmetaj883/
Mehmataj882/
Memetajj881/
Mehmetah881/
Mehmetoj881/
Memeta86744/
Mehmeti8017,933/
Memetea8098/
Memetha8021/
Moemeta804/
Memetas802/
Mehmety802/
Memetje801/
Memeita801/
Memetaz801/
Meimetea7528/
Mehmetes759/
Mehemeti756/
Mesmesta755/
Meemetta755/
Mahmataj752/
Memehtaj752/
Mehmetti752/
Mehmetei752/
Memeatta751/
Mehmeeti751/
Mehmetii751/
Memeti715,053/
Memita71653/
Memete71274/
Mameta7199/
Meimeteas7159/
Memota7144/
Mometa7134/
Memata712/
Mimeta711/
Memety711/
Memeteyau711/
Mahamitaj711/
Mimetta67415/
Mametta67224/
Mometta6730/
Maemata677/
Memmota676/
Mesmita675/
Mahmeti674/
Memmeti674/
Mametai674/
Memette674/
Mametha673/
Mahmata672/
Mehmate672/
Memoita671/
Memmita671/
Mhamata671/
Memeter671/
Memehta671/
Mehmati671/
Mameeta671/
Memetii671/
Memesti671/
Mematij671/

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