Shaqe Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Shaqe Surname User-submission:
This surname is an old Albanian surname. The known dating of it is at least 550 years; well known in south Albania and Epirus. It is also known as a name came from Armenia, 600 years before and transported to Albania as a surname by Albanian warriors against the Ottomans.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 124 | 1:619,214 | 34,078 |
| Albania | 100 | 1:29,141 | 4,583 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shaqe (1,016) may also be a first name.
Shaqe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is an old Albanian surname. The known dating of it is at least 550 years; well known in south Albania and Epirus. It is also known as a name came from Armenia, 600 years before and transported to Albania as a surname by Albanian warriors against the Ottomans.
According to the legend, long ago there lived a beautiful Armenian girl with black eyes and long curly hair. Her name was Shaqe. During Tamerlane's invasion his soldiers were captivated by Shaqe's beauty and fancied to kidnap her, but Shaqe, who was keen on her liberty like a true daughter of her country, abhorred becoming Tamerlane's wife. She ran away from her persecutors and threw herself into the Vorotan gorge.
Falling from 18 meters, like the hair of beautiful Shaqe, the water forms a majestic combination with Vorotan Gorge.
See: http://www.atb.am/en/armenia/sights/wells/shakin/
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Where Does The Last Name Shaqe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaqe is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shaqe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaqe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,085,744th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Shaqe occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Shaqe are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 251,978th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,016 people.
It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 619,214. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 73 percent live, Alborz Province, where 14 percent live and Tehran Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Iran Shaqe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 44 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.
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