Lelja Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Lelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lelja (29) may also be a first name.
Lelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lelja is most common in Albania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Lelja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Lelja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lelja live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent live in Albano-Europe. Lelja is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.
This last name is most widely held in Albania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 485,676. In Albania it is mostly found in: Durrës County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Albania Lelja exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 29 percent reside.
Lelja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lelja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lelja surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leldja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lilja | 80 | 10,402 | / |
| Lelea | 80 | 744 | / |
| Lolja | 80 | 47 | / |
| Lalja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lelje | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lelsa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lelza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lylja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laelijah | 77 | 15 | / |
| Lellza | 73 | 413 | / |
| Liljas | 73 | 92 | / |
| Lelçaj | 73 | 69 | / |
| Lilija | 73 | 68 | / |
| Lealea | 73 | 53 | / |
| Lillja | 73 | 50 | / |
| Leliah | 73 | 29 | / |
| Lelcaj | 73 | 24 | / |
| Leliea | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lehlea | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lalija | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lelzai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Laalja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leelea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leleae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leleai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leleau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leliha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liljay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laljha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lelcha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liljea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laeliah | 67 | 228 | / |
| Lelchat | 67 | 82 | / |
| Leeleea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lellzai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Leleuya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leale'a | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lilljha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leleaee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lalujja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laeliha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leleyea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lelshaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lelagio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lilijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leloiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leileah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehleha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lelja
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