Calja Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Calja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 116 | 1:25,121 | 4,129 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
The alternate forms: Çalja (23) are calculated separately.
Calja (75) may also be a first name.
Calja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Calja is more commonly found in Albania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Çalja. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Calja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Calja is the 1,364,059th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Calja reside; 73 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Calja is also the 1,116,575th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 75 people.
The surname Calja is most widespread in Albania, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 25,121. In Albania it is mostly found in: Elbasan County, where 96 percent are found, Fier County, where 3 percent are found and Kukës County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Albania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Calja
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