Qalaj Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Qalaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 126 | 1:14,777 | 1,963 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Qalaj Demographics
Qalaj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qalaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qalaj is found in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Qalaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Qalaj reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Kosovo, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 14,777. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Ferizaj, where 95 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kosovo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.
Qalaj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
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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 Qalaj
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