Biljon Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Biljon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biljon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3101:174,76719,310
England71:7,959,723202,100
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biljon (66) may also be a first name.

Biljon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Biljon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Biljon occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biljon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 837,371st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Biljon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Biljon live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Biljon is also the 1,201,840th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 66 people.

Biljon is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 174,767. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.

Biljon Last Name Statistics demography

Biljon earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.82% more than the national average, earning R 291,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biljohn9282/
Biljoen9257/
Biljone921/
Boiljon921/
Bilson837,297/
Biljan83603/
Beljon83210/
Bilzon8326/
Biljun837/
Bilcon837/
Viljon831/
Billson771,683/
Biljyan7779/
Bilayon7774/
Wiljohn7737/
Belujon7726/
Belijon779/
Wilejon774/
Bitljan773/
Bilzone772/
Billjan772/
Bilsoon771/
Bilsone771/
Viljoin771/
Bélujon771/
Bilioan771/
Viljoun771/
Bielson770/
Baileyjohn752/
Blson731/
Beljonne7161/
Belijion7136/
Billeson7117/
Billsson716/
Viljoint713/
Billezon712/
Bielejun711/
Beldjoun711/
Baileyon711/
Bilagion711/
Viljount711/
Bailgeon711/
Wieljohn710/
Belson672,516/
Vilson672,349/
Beljan671,238/
Bilcan67468/
Bilsen67417/
Belcon67324/
Bilsan67239/
Bilcen67166/
Beleon67117/
Belzon6773/
Blezon6740/
Bleson6729/
Bilzen6713/
Biljum6712/
Viljan6711/
Bylson677/
Blsong673/
Wiljan673/
Biljam672/
Vileon672/
Beljom672/
Bilzan672/
Bileom672/
Vilzon671/
Wilyon671/
Belján671/
Böljan671/
Bilaujian671/
Bilean671/
Wileon670/

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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
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  • 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 Biljon
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