Belja Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Belja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 76 | 1:38,343 | 5,514 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Belja (139) may also be a first name.
Belja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belja occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Belja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Belja reside; 65 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 784,558th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 139 people.
Belja is most prevalent in Albania, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 38,343. In Albania it is most frequent in: Tirana County, where 63 percent live, Shkodër County, where 28 percent live and Lezhë County, where 7 percent live. Apart from Albania this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
Belja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Belja has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belja
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