Shkjau Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Shkjau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkjau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania891:32,7424,971
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Shkjau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shkjau is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkjau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shkjau is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Shkjau reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 32,742. In Albania Shkjau is mostly found in: Shkodër County, where 49 percent are found, Tirana County, where 24 percent are found and Lezhë County, where 21 percent are found. Other than Albania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Shkjau Last Name Statistics demography

Shkjau earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skju801/
Shkya7334/
Hskja732/
Skjay731/
Skjui731/
Shkia731/
Skijus6718/
Skijas676/
Shkiah675/
Hæskja675/
Shgjad671/
Shkeha671/
Shkhia671/
Skujus671/
Skiaou671/
Shkzad671/

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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 Shkjau
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