Qeleshi Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Qeleshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qeleshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2071:14,0782,535
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Austria111:774,13064,097
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Qeleshi Last Name Facts

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

Qeleshi is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qeleshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qeleshi is the 1,035,555th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Qeleshi are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

It is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 14,078. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Korçë County, where 64 percent are found, Tirana County, where 22 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Albania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Qeleshi Last Name Statistics demography

Qeleshi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qelesi921/
Keleshi8643/
Qeleshe861/
Celeshi861/
Keleshis806/
Cheleshi803/
Qaleishi801/
Kelesi771,076/
Qelese7770/
Qelasi7732/
Qalesi772/
Qilesi771/
Qeheleshe751/
Kaleshi71660/
Qalashi71367/
Kelesis71346/
Koleshi71144/
Kelessi71119/
Kileshi7175/
Kelashi7148/
Khelesi7148/
Kelesha7129/
Qalyshi7111/
Quilesi718/
Qhelese716/
Qelleji713/
Keleseh712/
Keleesi711/
Keleshy711/
Kelishi711/
Qelichi711/
Qaleisi711/
Kelesih711/
Celessi711/
Celesci711/
Kolleshi67180/
Kalleshi6753/
Cheleshe6731/
Qualshie679/
Kelessis678/
Chileshi675/
Keeletsi674/
Kileshie674/
Qalsi672/
Qhaloshi672/
Khaleshi671/
Kaleshie671/
Kaleschi671/
Kehlechi671/
Kelechih671/
Kelehchi671/

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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 Qeleshi
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