Lulja Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Lulja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lulja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania5301:5,4981,039
Greece261:426,14656,152
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lulja (17) may also be a first name.

Lulja Last Name Facts

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

Lulja is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lulja? popularity and diffusion

Lulja is the 559,940th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lulja live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Lulja is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 5,498. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Fier County, where 38 percent reside, Tirana County, where 37 percent reside and Elbasan County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Albania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 5 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Lulja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lulja has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lulija911/
Loulija83136/
Lilja8010,402/
Lulea80841/
Lolja8047/
Lulza801/
Lulca801/
Lulsa801/
Loulijat77410/
Liulea7381/
Lilija7368/
Liulca7332/
Lulesa7329/
Laulea7322/
Luleae731/
Lulhje731/
Loulji731/
Liljay731/
Llulza731/
Liljea730/
Lulcay730/
Louliji67136/
Laulsah6751/
Lulessa6716/
Louleha673/
Lautlej671/
Lilijay671/
Laulsha671/
Loulyej671/
Louliej671/
Luilcea671/
Lulesea670/

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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 Lulja
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