Qelaj Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Qelaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qelaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4101:4,541765
Albania341:85,7088,927
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Qelaj Last Name Facts

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

Qelaj occurs more in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qelaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qelaj is the 625,459th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Qelaj live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name Qelaj is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 4,541. In Kosovo Qelaj is mostly found in: District of Prizren, where 33 percent reside, District of Gjakova, where 26 percent reside and District of Mitrovica, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Qelaj Last Name Statistics demography

Qelaj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Quelaj911/
Qela89602/
Qelj891/
Celaj80736/
Qelai80245/
Qelia80169/
Quela80138/
Kelaj8054/
Qhela8018/
Qeala807/
Qoela801/
Qelas801/
Qelay801/
Qelhj801/
Gqela801/
Celaje73420/
Quelha7389/
Quelas7380/
Queyla7376/
Kelaji7363/
Quelay7346/
Celaji7345/
Queila7324/
Quiela7313/
Qelija738/
Celaja736/
Quelia735/
Quqela734/
Qallaj733/
Qukela733/
Qetlah732/
Chelaj732/
Qalaja731/
Qelawe731/
Quolaj731/
Quelya731/
Quelaa731/
Quesla731/
Qaalaj731/
Kelajo731/
Quelat731/
Gqgela731/
Queela731/
Kela6713,336/
Cela678,818/
Qala674,812/
Quelhas672,066/
Qalliaj67437/
Qila67407/
Qeli67350/
Qola67292/
Qele67179/
Khelaji67124/
Qalj67103/
Queylat6769/
Kelj6721/
Queulla6713/
Quelais678/
Khaelaj676/
Queelay674/
Queslau674/
Chelaji674/
Qalaaji674/
Qallajo672/
Qilj672/
Queglia672/
Khelaje671/
Kelhaji671/
Quaelia671/
Caelaja671/
Qallaji671/
Kheladj671/
Chelaju671/
Quielha671/
Qely671/
Quelaye671/
Queliah671/
Kelaaju671/

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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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  • 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 Qelaj
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