Ilija Forename
13,826th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 70,221 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia
Ilija Forename User-submission:
Iliya (Ilija) is an Eastern Slavic form of the ancient male Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahu' in Hebrew.
Ilija Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 100% | 22,335 | 1:320 | 73 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 17,192 | 1:205 | 13 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 12,180 | 1:172 | 8 |
| Croatia | 100% | 9,685 | 1:435 | 113 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2,437 | 1:260 | 51 |
| Germany | 100% | 902 | 1:107,182 | 2,204 |
| Austria | 100% | 846 | 1:10,064 | 629 |
| United States | 100% | 843 | 1:430,056 | 11,933 |
| India | 100% | 711 | 1:1,708,689 | 94,021 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 685 | 1:3,589 | 512 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 394 | 1:20,846 | 1,439 |
| Canada | 100% | 385 | 1:86,061 | 4,633 |
| Kosovo | - | 341 | 1:5,459 | 952 |
| Sweden | 100% | 253 | 1:38,964 | 2,229 |
| Albania | 100% | 248 | 1:12,285 | 1,829 |
| Indonesia | - | 192 | 1:1,343,561 | 76,919 |
| England | 100% | 83 | 1:669,915 | 12,875 |
| Australia | - | 55 | 1:248,320 | 5,537 |
| France | 100% | 55 | 1:1,208,552 | 8,739 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 54 | 1:313,002 | 9,608 |
| Greece | 100% | 45 | 1:242,990 | 4,535 |
| Czechia | 100% | 32 | 1:333,005 | 2,071 |
| Nepal | 100% | 30 | 1:949,578 | 20,973 |
| Denmark | - | 24 | 1:235,396 | 4,909 |
| Norway | 100% | 22 | 1:233,288 | 5,551 |
| Russia | 100% | 18 | 1:8,012,984 | 32,991 |
| Belgium | 100% | 16 | 1:718,128 | 9,982 |
| Brazil | 100% | 15 | 1:14,282,410 | 156,374 |
| Italy | 96% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Hungary | 100% | 9 | 1:1,087,975 | 2,994 |
| Wales | - | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Poland | 50% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Belarus | 100% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,062,013 | 3,906 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Malaysia | 75% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
Ilija (252) may also be a surname.
Ilija Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Iliya (Ilija) is an Eastern Slavic form of the ancient male Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahu' in Hebrew.
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Ilija Demographics
Average Male Ilija Height
179.25 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 32 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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