Shefkija Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Shefkija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 61 | 1:30,522 | 3,041 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Shefkija (53) may also be a first name.
Shefkija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefkija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shefkija is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefkija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shefkija is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Shefkija occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shefkija are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Shefkija is also the 1,366,219th most widespread given name on earth, held by 53 people.
The surname Shefkija is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 30,522. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Ferizaj, where 56 percent reside, District of Gjilan, where 30 percent reside and District of Peja, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Kosovo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Shefkija
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