Hilja Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Hilja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Hiljá (1) are calculated separately.
Hilja (5,051) may also be a first name.
Hilja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hilja is more frequently found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Hiljá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hilja is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hilja are found; 44 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 95,623rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,051 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Albania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 728,514. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Albania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Estonia, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Hilja
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