Xhakaj Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Xhakaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xhakaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2151:13,5542,465
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Xhakaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xhakaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Xhakaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Xhakaj is the 1,092,155th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Xhakaj live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Xhakaj is most common in Albania, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 13,554. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Shkodër County, where 53 percent are found, Vlorë County, where 21 percent are found and Durrës County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Albania Xhakaj occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xhaqkaj92115/
Xhaçkaj9215/
Xhaka911,426/
Xakaj9112/
Xhaqkaij861/
Shakaj83318/
Xhekaj83276/
Xhakoj83150/
Xhaçka83145/
Xhokaj8313/
Xhacka836/
Xhauka835/
Nxhaka831/
Xaka80808/
Chakaje77117/
Shaskaj7717/
Xhakayi7716/
Xhakija7714/
Xhakawe771/
Shaka739,416/
Xheka731,874/
Sakaj731,203/
Çakaj73381/
Xauka73311/
Xhoka73256/
Xakea7365/
Xakah7357/
Gxaka7321/
Sxaka735/
Zakaj735/
Nxaka734/
Xakax732/
Xakae732/
Xhaki731/
Xakas731/
Shakj731/
Xhaca731/
Xakai731/
Hsaka731/
Sakaji678,272/
Chacaj673,846/
Shakha672,073/
Shakai671,513/
Shaika671,030/
Xakaie67848/
Shakay67442/
Shakah67406/
Shakaa67365/
Ngxaka67355/
Sahaka67311/
Sakaja67245/
Chakij67199/
Xakayi67190/
Shauka67166/
Shayka67152/
Xakawe67103/
Shaaka6794/
Shaikj6764/
Sakaju6749/
Shakka6746/
Shahka6732/
Shakau6732/
Xakahe6717/
Sheaka6710/
Sakajo6710/
Shakoj6710/
Skhaka679/
Shakij678/
Zackaj676/
Shakoa675/
Shaikhaji674/
Shakea673/
Shakae673/
Xakaya672/
Gchaka672/
Xhaqki672/
Xhocaj672/
Schaka672/
Zakaja671/
Xhaçki671/
Chaśka671/
Chakoj671/
Chakca671/
Šakaja671/
Zshaka671/
Shokaj671/
Xaaska671/
Xhakoi671/
Shacaj671/
Szakaj671/
Shakuj671/
Chahka671/
Shakhj671/

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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 Xhakaj
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