Rexhepaj Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Rexhepaj Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Rexhep, an Albanian male given name derived from the Turkish Recep.

Rexhepaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo6821:2,730451
Albania3021:9,6491,821
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Greece141:791,41484,075
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway91:571,36544,190
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Rexhepaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Rexhep, an Albanian male given name derived from the Turkish Recep.

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Rexhepaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rexhepaj is most common in Kosovo. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rexhepaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,130th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. The surname Rexhepaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rexhepaj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 2,730. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Gjilan, where 33 percent reside, District of Peja, where 27 percent reside and District of Gjakova, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rexhepa932/
Rexhepai882/
Raxhepaj881/
Rexhepi8016,395/
Rexhepy801/
Rechepa801/
Regjepaj7560/
Rexhepis753/
Rexhepie751/
Reqjepaj751/
Rezepa7162/
Rexepi712/
Rezeppa6719/
Reseapa679/
Rexhapi673/
Raxhepi672/
Roxhepi671/
Rexephi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rexhepaj
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