Lilja Surname
Approximately 10,402 people bear this surname
Lilja Surname User-submission:
The Lilja surname comes from the Swedish word for the flower 'lily'.
Lilja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5,993 | 1:1,643 | 150 |
| Finland | 2,365 | 1:2,324 | 359 |
| United States | 1,200 | 1:302,049 | 27,820 |
| Denmark | 312 | 1:18,092 | 1,777 |
| Norway | 99 | 1:51,942 | 7,451 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Lilja (4,562) may also be a first name.
Lilja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Lilja surname comes from the Swedish word for the flower 'lily'.
- littlecowboyLilja Demographics
Average Lilja Salary in
United States
$46,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lilja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lilja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lilja is found most frequently in Sweden. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lilja? popularity and diffusion
Lilja is the 49,453rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 700,591 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Lilja live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia. Lilja is also the 101,750th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 4,562 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 5,993 people, or 1 in 1,643. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found, Skåne County, where 16 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Lilja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lilja has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lilja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lilja are 1.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lilja earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning 349,066 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.04% more than the national average, earning R 294,768 per year; in United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liljas | 91 | 92 | / |
| Lilija | 91 | 68 | / |
| Lillja | 91 | 50 | / |
| Liljay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Liljea | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lilljha | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lilijay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lilje | 80 | 1,104 | / |
| Lilea | 80 | 590 | / |
| Lulja | 80 | 567 | / |
| Lelja | 80 | 14 | / |
| Liljo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lilsa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lylja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lilji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lilssjad | 77 | 244 | / |
| Lileijaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liliah | 73 | 93 | / |
| Lilyea | 73 | 41 | / |
| Liliha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Loilea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lilsas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liljeå | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liliji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lulija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leldja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liljou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lilihat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lilssad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lilijoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liljesø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luilcea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leileah | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lilja
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