Memçaj Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Memçaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 79 | 1:36,887 | 5,376 |
| Kosovo | 68 | 1:27,380 | 2,840 |
The alternate forms: Memčaj (7), Memcaj (7) & Memćaj (5) are calculated separately.
Memçaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memçaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Memçaj occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Memčaj, Memcaj or Memćaj. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Memçaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Memçaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Memçaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Albania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 36,887. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 99 percent reside and Tirana County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Albania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kosovo, where 46 percent reside.
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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 Memçaj
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