Qaja Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Qaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo1041:17,9032,215
Albania391:74,7198,285
Libya161:390,2481,390
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qaja (Arabic: قاجي) occurs most in Kosovo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Qaja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Qaja are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 17,903. In Kosovo Qaja is primarily found in: District of Gjakova, where 86 percent live, District of Pristina, where 7 percent live and District of Prizren, where 7 percent live. Beside Kosovo this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 21 percent live and Libya, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qajah89129/
Qahja8912/
Quaja897/
Qgaja891/
Qaj8675/
Qajaia802,637/
Qehaja80946/
Qahaja802/
Quajat801/
Kaja7524,179/
Caja757,830/
Qajo75397/
Qaji75214/
Qeja75161/
Qaya75133/
Qaha7523/
Qaia7522/
Qoja758/
Quaj758/
Qaai757/
Qcaa753/
Qaje753/
Qajj753/
Qajd751/
Qaaa751/
Qaij751/
Qajs751/
Qajt751/
Qaju751/
Qajy751/
Qaaj751/
Qayj751/
Qkaa751/
Quehaja732/
Khaja6722,590/
Qayad672,754/
Queja671,745/
Qouja671,570/
Quaia67557/
Kaaja67506/
Qayas67430/
Quajo67349/
Qajeh67264/
Gqaji67165/
Coaja67163/
Qayaz67158/
Kajah67157/
Qukaj6792/
Qhaji6765/
Kajaa6731/
Quaya6725/
Qayat6721/
Quaji6720/
Ccaja6719/
Kahja6715/
Qayah6714/
Quaai6713/
Q'Aya679/
Qaiaz678/
Qahia677/
Qaaje676/
Qahji674/
Koaja674/
Qajid674/
Qhuja674/
Qa'ai673/
Qaias673/
Qojas672/
Quaju672/
Qahaa671/
Qaajo671/
Qahaj671/
Qhaya671/
Qajed671/
Qayau671/
Qayha671/
Kaj'a671/
Kgaja671/
Gqaje671/
Gcaja671/
Qahha671/
Qaaid671/
Quoja671/
Qaais671/
Cajah671/
Hqaje671/
Ka'ja671/
Kkaja671/
Kajaš671/

Qaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qaja in the Arabic language
قاجيqajy-

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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
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  • 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 Qaja
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