Lillja Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Malta

Lillja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lillja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lillja Last Name Facts

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

Lillja is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lillja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Lillja are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Lillja is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Uppsala County, where 33 percent live, Värmland County, where 33 percent live and Stockholm County, where 19 percent live. Aside from Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Finland, where 18 percent live.

Lillja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lillja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lillja last name expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lillja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lillja are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Lillja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.77% more than the national average, earning $77,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lilljha927/
Lilja9110,402/
Lillijay864/
Liljas8392/
Lillje8329/
Liljay831/
Liljea830/
Lilliah7735/
Lelja7314/
Liljo733/
Lilsa732/
Lilssjad71244/
Lilleaas71156/
Lilleaed7128/
Lillehoj716/
Lillie678,590/
Lellza67413/
Lillge67315/
Lillié679/
Lillye679/
Lilsas671/
Lilleo671/
Lilleaass671/
Leldja671/
Liljou671/

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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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  • 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 Lillja
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