Cilja Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Albania

Cilja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cilja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Albania81:364,25716,885
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Cilja (78) may also be a first name.

Cilja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cilja occurs most in Belgium. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cilja is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cilja live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cilja is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 884,357. In Belgium Cilja is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 29 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cilija9110/
Czilja911/
Clja891/
Schilja830/
Gilja80395/
Cilea80363/
Kilja8093/
Cleja8076/
Silja8040/
Zilja8028/
Celja8026/
Cilca806/
Cilsa805/
Jilja802/
Cilji801/
Šilja801/
Sailja73670/
Celija73107/
Chilea7338/
Shilja7328/
Kilija7328/
Celjaj7314/
Siljay7310/
Siljat7310/
Ziljat738/
Silija738/
Cielsa733/
Chilza733/
Chilje733/
Ciljić733/
Gillja732/
Gildja732/
Cailea731/
Džilja731/
Jilija731/
Kiljas731/
Cailji731/
Ciliji731/
Celjas731/
Cillza731/
Cilzia731/
Siljaj731/
Giljai731/
Khilja731/
Chilsa731/
Chilije67367/
Shailja67267/
Kilaija6734/
Cheljah6716/
Ciellza677/
Soiljah677/
Cheljad675/
Shilija674/
Cilleza673/
Soiljay671/
Xlja671/
Kiljoha671/
Chiliha671/
Chilsha671/
Soilija671/
Silaaja671/
Sheilja671/
Ssailja671/
Cilieah671/
Kilijja671/
Kislija671/
Slja671/
Džiljaj671/
Cillesa671/
Chilcha671/

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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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  • 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 Cilja
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