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Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova-Republic of Kosovo Qeveria - Vlada – Government Zyra e Kryeministrit –Ured Premijera –Office of the Prime Minister Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës - Agencija Statistike Kosova – Kosovo Agency of Statistics Names and Surnames in Kosovo Fafime 1 Krasniqi Bajram 8 2 Gashi Bekim 7 3 Berisha Aferdita 6 4 Morina 5 Shala Prishttina December, 2017 Names and Surnames in Kosovo Names and Surnames in Kosovo 2 Names and Surnames in Kosovo I n t r o d u c t i o n For the first time, the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has published a report on names and surnames in Kosovo. One of the things people and places have in common is the NAME. In many cases, people are interested about the origin of their name and whether their name has a meaning. Names are words or set of words by which a person, place or other being is known, addressed or referred to. While the name is the attribute given to a person for the purpose of identification (after birth), the surname is inherited from the family we share with other family members. In Kosovo the surname usually comes from the father. Surname of the family children taken from the father is also known in most European countries. Surname, a hereditary name common to all members of a family, a distinct from given name, has come later as a result of the need to distinguish people from each other. Surnames in Albanian population are estimated to have been applied since the late 18th century. The report will provide data on the most common names and surnames in Kosovo and their extension in municipalities of Kosovo based on resident population from the Census of 2011. The report provides data to the broader Kosovan society, and further, so that they can study the origin, extension and the meaning of their names and surnames. This report is based on user’s request that may be relevant to other research areas, as Genealogy1, Etymology 2, or Onomastics3. Chief Executive Officer, KAS Isa Krasniqi 1Science that explores family descent and the link of their history. 2Science that explores the origin and the meaning of words. 3Onomastics, a branch of linguistics studying the unique names of places and people that includes two main areas: toponymy and anthroponymy. 3 Names and Surnames in Kosovo The report was prepared by the Division of Population Statistics (KAS) in cooperation with the employees from other units in the Kosovo Agency of Statistics. Publication was prepared by: Avni Kastrati, Director of the Department of Social / Population Statistics Sanije Uka, Senior Officer for Population Statistics Arijeta Sojeva, Senior Officer for Vital Statistics Ardita Hajredini Isufi, Officer for Cartography Idriz Shala, Senior Officer for Cartography Contributors: Elvira Tahiri, Officer for Population Statistics Vjollca Berisha, Officer for Vital Statistics Burim Limolli, Head of Division for Information Technology Mentor Shala, Senior Officer for Information Technology Language and design editor: Drita Sylejmani, Senior Officer for Dissemination Comments, remarks, and suggestions regarding this publication are welcomed and can be sent to the electronic address:[email protected] Customer Service Contact us at: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +038 200 31 129 Fax: 038 038 235 033 Address: Kosovo Agency of Statistics Street: "Zenel Salihu" no.4 10000 Prishtina – Kosovo Published: December, 2017 Numerous information is available on the KAS website: http://ask.rks-gov.net/ Reproduction is authorized if the source is indicated. 4 Names and Surnames in Kosovo Abbreviations % - Percentage ‰ - Per thousand (per mille) 1-4 - Simple class of integers; eg from 1 to 5, excluding 5 0-4 - Set of intervals 95+ - Over eighty five years old <18 - Smaller (less) than eighteen : - No data 5 Names and Surnames in Kosovo C o n t e n t s Page I n t r o d u c t i o n ......................................................................................................................3 1 Characteristics of Name and Surname ...................................................................................7 1.1 Some charasteristics of Names and Surnames in Kosovo..................................................8 2 Primary Names and Surnames in Kosovo ............................................................................12 Table 1. Ten Names and Surnames in Kosovo .......................................................................12 2.1 Names and Surnames according to time periods (1940-2011) .........................................12 Table 2. Five Names and Surnames according to time periods 1940-2011 ...........................13 Table 3. One hundred Names, Surnames in Kosovo ..............................................................14 3 The same Name and Surname .............................................................................................15 Table 4. Ten Names combined with Surnames in Kosovo (same Name and Surname) ........15 Table 5. One hundred Names of males and females according to single age.......................16 Table 6. One hundred male and female Surnames according to single age .........................17 4 Main characteristics of names and surnames in municipalities of Kosovo...........................19 Graph 1. Primary Surnames according to number of municipalities .......................................19 Table 7. Five Names and Surnames in the municipalities of Kosovo......................................20 Table 8. Primary Name and Surname in Kosovo municipalities according to annual periods...........................................................................................................................22 Table 9. Births according to month (in percentage) ................................................................26 Table 10. Births according to season of the year (in percentage) ...........................................27 6 Names and Surnames in Kosovo 1 Characteristics of Name and Surname The full legal Name of a person usually in the documents contains at most three identifying terms: name, middle name (usually for females after marriage), and at the end the surname or last name or family name. Depending on the country, the Name and Surname is written in two forms: First the Name is entered or is given and then the Surname, as in: Kosovo, Albania, English speaking countries, most European countries, South America, etc., while in some other countries first the Surname is entered or given and then the Name, as in: Hungary, France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Romania, Japan, China, etc. In Kosovo, and many European and English-speaking countries, just one Surname is usually used, in some Portuguese or Spanish speaking countries usually are used two Surnames, while in Arabic countries usually more than two Surnames are used. In Slavic countries, including Greece and Iceland, there are different forms of family names for male and female family members. Family name issues arise, in particular, in giving the name to a just-born child, where a common family surname is approved even upon marriage, renouncing the family name and replacing a new family name. Etymologists classify European Surnames into five categories depending on their origin: given surname, professional surname, country surname, nickname and decorative surname. The Name and Surname in statistics is usually used as an alternative key for identification in cases where other source data are missing. But in many cases, we have identical Names and Surnames from the same location / residence, which in some cases cause difficulties in identifying the person in question. 7 Names and Surnames in Kosovo 1.1 Some charasteristics of Names and Surnames in Kosovo Names: Based on the available data, in Kosovo the number of Names that are different in is 68,122 in total. The longest name in Kosovo was Ismailqemail with 13 letters and Mirandolinda with a total of 12 letters. The shortest name was Ad and Al. According to the alphabet, most Names started with letter A, with a total of 8,026 names, while at least started with letter C, a total of 407 names. The most common Name (frequent) in Kosovo for females was the name FATIME with a total of 8,626 persons holding this name. The most common Name (frequent) in Kosovo for males was BAJRAM. Surnames: The total number of Surnames in Kosovo was 26,557 in total. Krasniqi is the most common surname in Kosovo where over 58,199 people hold this surname. Note: At the request of users, this report also contains two Tables which include births according to month and the season of the year. 8 Names and Surnames in Kosovo NAMES AND SURNAMES AT COUNTRY LEVEL 9 Names and Surnames in Kosovo Dominant Names in Kosovo by years 2001-2011 10 Names and Surnames in Kosovo Dominant Surnames in Kosovo by years 2001-2011 11 Names and Surnames in Kosovo 2 Primary Names and Surnames in Kosovo The Table below shows the highest frequency of ten (10) primary Names and Surnames in Kosovo. According to the available data 4 the highest frequent Name is the female gender name FATIME with 8,626 or 0.50% of the population with this name. The Surname with the highest frequency was the surname KRASNIQI with 58,199 or 3.35% of the population had this surname. The difference in the frequency between the first name and the second name was by (26.69%), while for surnames the difference between the first and the second surname was very small, by 1.38% distinction between surname Krasniqi and Gashi. Table 1. Ten Names and Surnames in Kosovo No. Name Total
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