Ljilja Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ljilja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ljilja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia431:98,34015,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ljilja (5,228) may also be a first name.

Ljilja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ljilja is most common in Croatia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljilja? popularity and diffusion

Ljilja is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Ljilja is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ljilja live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 93,564th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 5,228 people.

Ljilja is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 98,340. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 72 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent live and Istria County, where 5 percent live. Besides Croatia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljiljo831/
Lljilujia801/
Ljiljić7723/
Lielea671/
Lesilea621/
Leileah621/
Lihaylihay50776/
Lielie5060/
Lijaylijay5012/
Lyilie501/

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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 Ljilja
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