Egelja Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Egelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1361:52,5365,051
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Egelja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egelja is found most in Serbia. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Egelja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,222,957th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Egelja reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 52,536. In Serbia Egelja is most common in: South Bačka District, where 39 percent reside, Belgrade, where 32 percent reside and North Banat District, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia Egelja is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Egelja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Egelja are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Egelja earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegelija862/
Egalja831/
Egeljić7780/
Engelsa7753/
Egelsha770/
Ejlja731/
Engelsha714/
Egelie67111/
Egilsa671/
Ecelca671/

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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 Egelja
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