Shakja Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shakja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shakja (19) may also be a first name.
Shakja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakja is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shakja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakja? popularity and diffusion
Shakja is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Shakja live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Shakja is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 242,838. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 92 percent live and Korçë County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Albania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 7 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
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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 Shakja
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