Vuçaj Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Vuçaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vuçaj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2901:10,0481,897
Kosovo91:206,8747,430

The alternate forms: Vucaj (199) & Vučaj (146) are calculated separately.

Vuçaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuçaj is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Vucaj or Vučaj. Click here for other possible spellings of Vuçaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuçaj? popularity and diffusion

Vuçaj is the 895,817th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vuçaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Albania, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 10,048. In Albania it is most numerous in: Shkodër County, where 89 percent live, Lezhë County, where 8 percent live and Tirana County, where 4 percent live. Barring Albania it is found in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vucaj93199/
Vučaj93146/
Vuça8930/
Buçaj80557/
Vuzaj803/
Vusaj801/
Vushaj73333/
Vucaij731/
Vusa671,478/
Vuza671,138/
Vuca67299/
Buça67124/
Vuxa673/
Fuça671/
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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 Vuçaj
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