Osmanaj Surname
Approximately 3,656 people bear this surname
Osmanaj Surname User-submission:
Otomans, Osmani, Osmanlije or Osmanaj are the same surname, meaning 'coming from the Ottoman empire'. In Bosnia, Croatia, Monte Negro, Macedonia and Serbia the Otomans are called Osmanlije, while in Slovenia they call them Osmani. So, the surname Osmanaj is just the pronounciation of Turkish Ottoman in Albania from the time when Albania became part of Ottoman empire.
Read More About This SurnameOsmanaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2,243 | 1:830 | 114 |
| Albania | 837 | 1:3,482 | 632 |
| Slovenia | 151 | 1:16,475 | 3,846 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Montenegro | 16 | 1:39,973 | 2,910 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Osmanaj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Otomans, Osmani, Osmanlije or Osmanaj are the same surname, meaning 'coming from the Ottoman empire'. In Bosnia, Croatia, Monte Negro, Macedonia and Serbia the Otomans are called Osmanlije, while in Slovenia they call them Osmani. So, the surname Osmanaj is just the pronounciation of Turkish Ottoman in Albania from the time when Albania became part of Ottoman empire. After arrival the Ottomans mixed with local Albanians and we have got addopted surname of Osmanaj, which is the local version of Ottoman in Albanian language. Later this surname of Osmanaj spreaded to Kosovo. People of Kosovo and Albania are of the same background thus the surname Osmanaj is in boath countries more numerous than in any other. Now we can understand that Albanian name of Osmanaj is addopted name from Turkish Ottoman.
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Average Osmanaj Salary in
United States
$48,227 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Osmanaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osmanaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osmanaj occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osmanaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osmanaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,666th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,993,311 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Osmanaj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name Osmanaj is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is carried by 2,243 people, or 1 in 830. In Kosovo Osmanaj is mostly concentrated in: District of Peja, where 51 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 21 percent are found and District of Gjakova, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Kosovo this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 23 percent are found and Slovenia, where 4 percent are found.
Osmanaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Osmanaj last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Osmanaj earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning 280,525 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $48,227 USD per year.
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