Çakaj Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Çakaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 379 | 1:7,689 | 1,474 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
The alternate forms: Cakaj (1,689) & Čakaj (1) are calculated separately.
Çakaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çakaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çakaj occurs most in Albania. It may be rendered as a variant: Cakaj or Čakaj. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 752,779th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Çakaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name Çakaj is most frequently used in Albania, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 7,689. In Albania it is most frequent in: Gjirokastër County, where 46 percent live, Fier County, where 33 percent live and Shkodër County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Albania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakaj | 93 | 1,689 | / |
| Čakaj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Çaka | 89 | 3,469 | / |
| Çakas | 80 | 1,258 | / |
| Sakaj | 80 | 1,203 | / |
| Çekaj | 80 | 874 | / |
| Çaşka | 80 | 609 | / |
| Çokaj | 80 | 525 | / |
| Çakay | 80 | 451 | / |
| Çakat | 80 | 343 | / |
| Çakaz | 80 | 280 | / |
| Çajka | 80 | 160 | / |
| Xakaj | 80 | 12 | / |
| Çakaş | 80 | 8 | / |
| Çayka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zakaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Çakka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakaji | 73 | 8,272 | / |
| Shakaj | 73 | 318 | / |
| Sakaja | 73 | 245 | / |
| Xhakaj | 73 | 225 | / |
| Czakaj | 73 | 88 | / |
| Sakaju | 73 | 49 | / |
| Cakaji | 73 | 18 | / |
| Sakajo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zackaj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Cakkaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cakaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zakaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chakaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szakaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šakaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sakhaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saka | 67 | 187,281 | / |
| Zaka | 67 | 12,727 | / |
| Caka | 67 | 10,546 | / |
| Çaki | 67 | 5,790 | / |
| Çeka | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Çatkaya | 67 | 248 | / |
| Çoka | 67 | 125 | / |
| Chakaje | 67 | 117 | / |
| Xhaqkaj | 67 | 115 | / |
| Šaka | 67 | 106 | / |
| Chakaja | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shaskaj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sakajah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Szakajt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Şaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saikhaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šackaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Čaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakhaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzackaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Çakı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cakaaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakaaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saukaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caikaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Çakaj
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