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 borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hiljá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hilja is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Hilja is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Hilja reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 95,623rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 5,051 people.
This last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 728,514. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname is found 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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