Hilya Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Hilya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 542 | 1:97,678 | 9,666 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hilya (6,824) may also be a first name.
Hilya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hilya (Hindi: हिल्या, Marathi: भील) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 542,751st most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Hilya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 78,894th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,824 people.
Hilya is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 97,678. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 59 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 23 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hilya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hilya in the Marathi language | ||
| भील | bhila | - |
| Hilya in the Hindi language | ||
| हिल्या | hilya | 83.33 |
| हील्या | hilya | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Hilya
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