Most common surnames in Kosovo

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Kosovo, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Krasniqi	56.938	7.7%
2	Gashi	55.328	7.5%
3	Berisha	43.692	5.9%
4	Morina	25.706	3.5%
5	Shala	25.003	3.4%
6	Bytyqi	13.778	1.9%
7	Kastrati	12.772	1.7%
8	Hasani	12.695	1.7%
9	Bajrami	12.503	1.7%
10	Hoti	12.336	1.7%
11	Rexhepi	12.168	1.7%
12	Hoxha	11.286	1.5%
13	Kryeziu	11.272	1.5%
14	Mehmeti	11.184	1.5%
15	Shabani	10.912	1.5%
16	Ahmeti	10.461	1.4%
17	Osmani	10.003	1.4%
18	Ramadani	9.882	1.3%
19	Hyseni	9.599	1.3%
20	Mustafa	9.251	1.3%
21	Thaqi	9.243	1.3%
22	Ademi	8.677	1.2%
23	Aliu	8.136	1.1%
24	Jashari	7.771	1.1%
25	Sadiku	7.522	1%
26	Tahiri	6.923	0.9%
27	Rama	6.883	0.9%
28	Salihu	6.818	0.9%
29	Beqiri	6.559	0.9%
30	Zeqiri	6.496	0.9%

31	Kelmendi	6.361	0.9%
32	Ibrahimi	6.132	0.8%
33	Syla	6.081	0.8%
34	Sylejmani	5.692	0.8%
35	Maliqi	5.655	0.8%
36	Haliti	5.625	0.8%
37	Hajdari	5.566	0.8%
38	Elshani	5.320	0.7%
39	Bytyçi	5.304	0.7%
40	Halili	5.215	0.7%
41	Selmani	5.120	0.7%
42	Maloku	5.103	0.7%
43	Haziri	4.974	0.7%
44	Selimi	4.972	0.7%
45	Kabashi	4.949	0.7%
46	Isufi	4.936	0.7%
47	Imeri	4.894	0.7%
48	Uka	4.862	0.7%
49	Sejdiu	4.772	0.6%
50	Arifi	4.771	0.6%
51	Latifi	4.653	0.6%
52	Azemi	4.606	0.6%
53	Sahiti	4.601	0.6%
54	Abazi	4.568	0.6%
55	Islami	4.545	0.6%
56	Mazreku	4.495	0.6%
57	Miftari	4.439	0.6%
58	Zogaj	4.420	0.6%
59	Fazliu	4.248	0.6%
60	Bajraktari	4.189	0.6%

61	Neziri	4.121	0.6%
62	Musliu	4.064	0.6%
63	Murati	3.891	0.5%
64	Ajeti	3.864	0.5%
65	Halimi	3.772	0.5%
66	Veseli	3.768	0.5%
67	Asllani	3.763	0.5%
68	Bunjaku	3.678	0.5%
69	Emini	3.677	0.5%
70	Soyadi	3.642	0.5%
71	Ismajli	3.638	0.5%
72	Jovanović	3.623	0.5%
73	Thaçi	3.609	0.5%
74	Zeneli	3.600	0.5%
75	Rexha	3.550	0.5%
76	Alija	3.494	0.5%
77	Brahimi	3.366	0.5%
78	Hoxhaj	3.365	0.5%
79	Zeka	3.351	0.5%
80	Shehu	3.349	0.5%
81	Avdyli	3.310	0.5%
82	Pllana	3.246	0.4%
83	Rexhaj	3.147	0.4%
84	Spahiu	3.140	0.4%
85	Demiri	3.118	0.4%
86	Ademaj	3.103	0.4%
87	Jakupi	3.086	0.4%
88	Sinani	3.062	0.4%
89	Rrahmani	3.044	0.4%
90	Idrizi	3.017	0.4%

91	Hajdini	2.961	0.4%
92	Balaj	2.897	0.4%
93	Avdiu	2.877	0.4%
94	Salihi	2.861	0.4%
95	Peci	2.855	0.4%
96	Jusufi	2.775	0.4%
97	Bislimi	2.763	0.4%
98	Ahmetaj	2.743	0.4%
99	Kadriu	2.740	0.4%
100	Behrami	2.716	0.4%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Kosovo?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Kosovo is Krasniqi, with 56.938. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Kosovo?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Kosovo. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.

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