Shaqja Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Shaqja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaqja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1591:18,3273,180
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Shaqja Last Name Facts

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

Shaqja is found most in Albania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shaqja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaqja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Shaqja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shaqja are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 18,327. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Durrës County, where 76 percent reside, Tirana County, where 20 percent reside and Shkodër County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Albania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaqia8319/
Sheqja8317/
Shakja8314/
Shoqja838/
Shaqya834/
Shaqsa833/
Shaqea831/
Shaqha831/
Sahatqija80197/
Shaquia77120/
Shagjaa7740/
Shaqiaz7710/
Shaqyaz7710/
Shakija772/
Shaikja771/
Shahqia771/
Sakja7320/
Saqia736/
Saqji734/
Sagja734/
Shaxa732/
Saqya731/
Sahatqia713/
Sahaqzai712/
Shaikjai711/
Shahkjad711/
Shakya6731,120/
Shakia67591/
Sekhajhah67134/
Sakjas6743/
Sakija6739/
Sakjay6723/
Saqiah6711/
Sadqia6710/
Sasqia677/
Saqzai677/
Sakjai676/
Saquia676/
Sakjah675/
Saqzad672/
Shaquoiya671/
Shaxad671/
Sadqya671/
Sahakijja671/
Saaqya671/
Shekja671/
Siakja671/
Saiqia671/
Sajquijay671/
Saqjid671/
Chaqya671/

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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
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  • 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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