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.
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| 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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Where Does The Last Name Osmanaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osmanaj occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osmanaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,666th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,993,311 people. Osmanaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Osmanaj live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The surname Osmanaj is most commonly used in Kosovo, where it is held by 2,243 people, or 1 in 830. In Kosovo Osmanaj is most numerous 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. Besides Kosovo this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common 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 surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for 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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