Çotaj Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Çotaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 84 | 1:34,691 | 5,172 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
The alternate forms: Cotaj (32) are calculated separately.
Çotaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çotaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çotaj is held by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Cotaj. For other possible spellings of Çotaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çotaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,955,159th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Çotaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 34,691. In Albania it is mostly found in: Lezhë County, where 88 percent live, Shkodër County, where 6 percent live and Durrës County, where 4 percent live. Besides Albania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotaj | 93 | 32 | / |
| Çota | 89 | 1,580 | / |
| Zotaj | 80 | 1,211 | / |
| Çetaj | 80 | 229 | / |
| Çutaj | 80 | 89 | / |
| Sotaj | 80 | 41 | / |
| Çotej | 80 | 7 | / |
| Çosta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shotaj | 73 | 38 | / |
| Chotaj | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dçosta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cotaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cotaij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soutaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sotaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sotajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xhotaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sotaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cota | 67 | 82,127 | / |
| Sota | 67 | 10,925 | / |
| Zota | 67 | 4,991 | / |
| Čota | 67 | 221 | / |
| Šota | 67 | 141 | / |
| Çoti | 67 | 104 | / |
| Çata | 67 | 49 | / |
| Xota | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ćota | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chotaji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szostaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soutaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cothaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Şota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sothaje | 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
- 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 Çotaj
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