Shkafja Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shkafja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Shkafja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shkafja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shkafja is more frequently found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shkafja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shkafja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 582,811. In Albania Shkafja is most prevalent in: Shkodër County, where 60 percent reside and Lezhë County, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Albania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skayfija | 80 | 1 | / |
| She Khavja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekhafaujiya | 70 | 1 | / |
| She Khavaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikafuji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shekiveja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Skafie | 62 | 0 | / |
| Scaffia | 57 | 11 | / |
| Shaikh Faijiya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Vaji | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chikufuji | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Shkafja
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