Hilaj Surname
Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname
Hilaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,160 | 1:2,512 | 437 |
| Greece | 84 | 1:131,902 | 21,973 |
| Kosovo | 39 | 1:47,740 | 3,839 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Hilaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hilaj (Hindi: हिलाज, Marathi: िहलज) is most common in Albania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 292,126th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,567,262 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hilaj live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The surname Hilaj is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 2,512. In Albania Hilaj is most prevalent in: Fier County, where 32 percent live, Kukës County, where 19 percent live and Tirana County, where 18 percent live. Not including Albania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 6 percent live and Kosovo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hilaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hilaj in the Hindi language | ||
| हिलाज | hilaja | - |
| Hilaj in the Marathi language | ||
| िहलज | ihalaja | - |
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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 Hilaj
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