Lilja Surname

49,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lilja Surname User-submission:

The Lilja surname comes from the Swedish word for the flower 'lily'.

Lilja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,9931:1,643150
Finland2,3651:2,324359
United States1,2001:302,04927,820
Denmark3121:18,0921,777
Norway991:51,9427,451
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia321:843,61652,533
England231:2,422,52489,093
Iceland201:19,0041,557
Malta181:23,9041,289
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Albania51:582,81119,572
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

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'.

- littlecowboy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liljas9192/
Lilija9168/
Lillja9150/
Liljay911/
Liljea910/
Lilljha837/
Lilijay831/
Lilje801,104/
Lilea80590/
Lulja80567/
Lelja8014/
Liljo803/
Lilsa802/
Lylja801/
Lilji801/
Lilssjad77244/
Lileijaj771/
Liliah7393/
Lilyea7341/
Liliha739/
Loilea733/
Lilsas731/
Liljeå731/
Liliji731/
Lulija731/
Leldja731/
Liljou731/
Lilihat675/
Lilssad674/
Lilijoy671/
Liljesø671/
Luilcea671/
Leileah671/

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