Xhelaj Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Xhelaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xhelaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania9231:3,157581
Greece921:120,43220,231
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Xhelaj Last Name Facts

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

Xhelaj is more frequently found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Xhelaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Xhelaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 352,406th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname Xhelaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Xhelaj live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname Xhelaj is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 923 people, or 1 in 3,157. In Albania Xhelaj is primarily found in: Fier County, where 70 percent are found, Vlorë County, where 21 percent are found and Tirana County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Albania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Xhelaj Last Name Statistics demography

Xhelaj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xheliaj921/
Xhela91259/
Xhilaj83221/
Xholaj8310/
Xelaju832/
Shelaj832/
Chelaj832/
Xhelia832/
Xelajú831/
Xhalaj831/
Xela80222/
Xelj801/
Shelaja7730/
Chelaji774/
Chelaju771/
Shelaji771/
Xhaliaj771/
Chela7310,475/
Shela738,489/
Çelaj732,964/
Xhala73960/
Celaj73736/
Selaj73427/
Xheli73289/
Zelaj73157/
Xhola73105/
Xhyla7379/
Šelaj7318/
Xhele739/
Xelas736/
Xhila735/
Nxela735/
Shelj732/
Xiela732/
Hsela731/
Xeloj731/
Xilaj731/
Chelj731/
Xihla731/
Sheilaja718/
Sheylaja713/
Sheelaja711/
Sheela679,188/
Chetla675,076/
Sheila674,264/
Shelah672,712/
Shelia672,009/
Cheela671,371/
Shella671,260/
Shelat671,220/
Chelha671,189/
Shehla671,060/
Gjelaj67988/
Chelea67848/
Chelia67578/
Chesla67523/
Celaje67420/
Cheila67384/
Chelat67200/
XieLai67132/
Chelad67110/
Shelae6790/
Shiela6789/
Sheyla6775/
Xelaie6775/
Selaja6769/
Chelas6766/
Chelai6747/
Celaji6745/
Chelap6743/
Chelay6735/
Xhalia6730/
Xholla6725/
Shelya6724/
Shelad6724/
Schela6724/
Selaji6722/
Shetla6720/
Selaje6720/
Shelas6718/
Celajs6717/
Xhelle6715/
Chhela6712/
Shelay6712/
Xelaia679/
Shelga676/
Xelhoa676/
Shylaj676/
Celaja676/
Cheyla675/
Shelap675/
Sheula674/
Sheala674/
Cheala674/
Zehelj673/
Shelai673/
Zelaja673/
Shhela673/
Chelaa672/
Chelau672/
Shesla672/
Chilaj672/
Shelej672/
Seliaj672/
Xhelos672/
Zelaji671/
Xhelli671/
Shsela671/
Shilaj671/
Shelaa671/
Sheloa671/
Celauj671/
Xelaya671/
Xhelio671/
Xhoeli671/
Chelaz671/
Xeleya671/
Zelajo671/
Xhilla671/
Çelahj671/
Shelea670/
Hselya670/

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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 Xhelaj
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