Hoxha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Hoxha. Doublet of Khoja and hodja.

Proper noun

Hoxha (plural Hoxhas)

1. A surname from Albanian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoxha is the 22334^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1154 individuals. Hoxha is most common among White (97.31%) individuals.

Albanian

Etymology

Definite nominative of hoxhë (“imam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔdʒa/

Proper noun

Hoxha

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to the 2011 Albanian census, Hoxha is the most common surname in Albania, belonging to 37,160 individuals.

References

• Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена‎^[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 75