The term Albanian diaspora is used to designate ethnic Albanians living outside southeastern Europe.
The Albanian diaspora encompasses Albanians outside of Albania , Kosovo , Republic of Macedonia , Montenegro , and Serbia . The greatest concentrations are found in Italy , Greece , Germany , Switzerland and Turkey . Albanian ( shqip [ ʃcip ] or gjuha shqipe [ ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ ] , meaning Albanian language ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , spoken by over five million people , primarily in Albania , Kosovo , the Republic of Macedonia , and Greece , but also in other areas of Southeastern Europe in which there is an Albanian population , including Montenegro and the Preševo Valley of Serbia . Albanians . Another population , who became the Arbëreshë settled in southern Italy and form the oldest continuous Albanian diaspora producing influential and many prominent figures .