Iljazi Surname

147,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Iljazi Surname User-submission:

The Iljazi surname means 'Elijah' in Albanian.

Iljazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1,3861:1,516273
Albania5931:4,914928
Serbia2781:25,7012,840
Kosovo1601:11,6371,673
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Slovenia621:40,1247,369
Croatia431:98,34015,803
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria241:354,81038,119
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway91:571,36544,190
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Iljazi (158) may also be a first name.

Iljazi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Iljazi surname means 'Elijah' in Albanian.

- iljazi

Iljazi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iljazi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iljazi occurs in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iljazi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,166th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,421,112 people. The surname Iljazi occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Iljazi reside; 84 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 730,165th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 158 people.

This surname is most prevalent in North Macedonia, where it is held by 1,386 people, or 1 in 1,516. In North Macedonia Iljazi is primarily concentrated in: Polog, where 77 percent live, Southwestern, where 13 percent live and Skopje, where 4 percent live. Barring North Macedonia it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 20 percent live and Serbia, where 9 percent live.

Iljazi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iljazi last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Iljazi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.22% less than the national average, earning 224,196 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilijazi92410/
Iljjazi928/
Iljiazi921/
Iljzazi921/
Iljasi836/
Eljazi834/
Iljaza833/
Jljazi832/
Iljaji831/
Iljazaj7738/
Eljaziz772/
Ilijasi772/
Iljashi771/
Eldjazi771/
Eljauzi771/
Elhijazi71240/
Ilijašić7149/
Ilijasić713/
Elhdjazi711/
Eljaji6754/
Ilcaci6736/
Eljasi672/
Eleazi671/
Elzazi671/
Ileagi671/
Ilsasi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Iljazi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis