Gilja Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Gilja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 177 | 1:23,890 | 4,982 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 | 1:41,121 | 5,652 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gilja (87) may also be a first name.
Gilja Demographics
Average Gilja Salary in
United States
$78,719 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gilja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilja (Hindi: गिल्जा) occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 733,258th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Gilja live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 87 people.
The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 23,890. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 57 percent live, Zagreb County, where 14 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Croatia Gilja is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 25 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent live.
Gilja Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gilja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning 313,658 kr per year and in United States they earn 82.44% more than the national average, earning $78,719 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilja in the Hindi language | ||
| गिल्जा | gilja | 50 |
| गिलजा | gilaja | 50 |
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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 Gilja
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