Shaqja Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Shaqja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 159 | 1:18,327 | 3,180 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Shaqja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaqja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaqja is found most in Albania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaqja? popularity and diffusion
Shaqja is the 1,374,607th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Shaqja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shaqja reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Albania, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 18,327. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Durrës County, where 76 percent live, Tirana County, where 20 percent live and Shkodër County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Albania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaqia | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sheqja | 83 | 17 | / |
| Shakja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Shoqja | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shaqya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shaqsa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shaqea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaqha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahatqija | 80 | 197 | / |
| Shaquia | 77 | 120 | / |
| Shagjaa | 77 | 40 | / |
| Shaqiaz | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shaqyaz | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shakija | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shaikja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahqia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakja | 73 | 20 | / |
| Saqia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Saqji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sagja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shaxa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saqya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahatqia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sahaqzai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaikjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahkjad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakya | 67 | 31,120 | / |
| Shakia | 67 | 591 | / |
| Sekhajhah | 67 | 134 | / |
| Sakjas | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sakija | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sakjay | 67 | 23 | / |
| Saqiah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sadqia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sasqia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saqzai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sakjai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saquia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sakjah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saqzad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaquoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaxad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sadqya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahakijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaqya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siakja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiqia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajquijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saqjid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaqya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shaqja
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