Priftaj Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Priftaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priftaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania481:60,7097,385
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Priftaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Priftaj is most common in Albania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Priftaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Priftaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Priftaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Priftaj reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The last name Priftaj is most prevalent in Albania, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 60,709. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 42 percent reside, Tirana County, where 29 percent reside and Durrës County, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Albania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 4 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preftaj8613/
Priftai864/
Prifti779,720/
Prifte7726/
Prifty7723/
Prefta771/
Priftis711,310/
Praibta7112/
Priftie712/
Preftai711/
Prrifti711/
Proiftti671/
Prefte6220/
Privte622/
Prufti621/
Prefti621/
Preftes578/
Prevtha571/
Prevtuyaa504/

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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 Priftaj
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