Vjeshta Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Vjeshta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vjeshta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1041:28,0204,457
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vjeshta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vjeshta is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vjeshta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vjeshta are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The surname Vjeshta is most commonly used in Albania, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 28,020. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Berat County, where 76 percent live, Shkodër County, where 10 percent live and Gjirokastër County, where 6 percent live. Not including Albania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 5 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vijeta77700/
Viesta77290/
Vjesto7712/
Vërzeshta752/
Vijetha71257/
Fjestad71110/
Viestad7136/
Vërzheshta7114/
Vijeeta717/
Vijeyta713/
Vieszta713/
Vijetah711/
Vehitay711/
Vehitha711/
Vieta67855/
Vågestad676/
Beheshta672/
Vzeta672/
Vceta671/
Vijeetha671/
Fjeestad671/
Fjestadt670/
Viestadt670/

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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 Vjeshta
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