Pilja Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pilja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1421:50,3174,891
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Croatia751:56,38110,623
Albania201:145,70311,666
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Pilja (15) may also be a first name.

Pilja Last Name Facts

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

Pilja (Hindi: पिल्जा) is found most in Serbia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 772,238th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pilja reside; 66 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Pilja is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 50,317. In Serbia it is mostly found in: West Bačka District, where 32 percent live, Srem District, where 20 percent live and Belgrade, where 15 percent live. Besides Serbia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Croatia, where 20 percent live.

Pilja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pilja surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pilja earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.59% more than the national average, earning $65,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.66% less than the national average, earning $22,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilija9162/
Piljay9132/
Piljaš9129/
Pailja9117/
Piljas9112/
Pillja911/
Plja891/
Piltjai838/
Pilca801,465/
Pulja80299/
Pilea80291/
Pilsa80122/
Pelja8058/
Pleja8010/
Pilía801/
Pilza801/
Piliha73134/
Peulja73126/
Piljič7368/
Pellja7348/
Piljee7345/
Pilsas7318/
Piljer7314/
Pilcha7313/
Puljai7311/
Pailea7311/
Pulija736/
Philea735/
Peljha734/
Piljid734/
Pilijo733/
Pelija733/
Pillca733/
Pilsia733/
Pilsga732/
Pilsah731/
Petlja731/
Șpilca731/
Pișlea731/
Pilzga731/
Pilżga731/
Plza6731/
Peleija6731/
Pilagio6719/
Pilchau6714/
Pilaiya679/
Pilijos676/
Pillesa675/
Plsa675/
Pheljay674/
Piloyia674/
Pilagia673/
Plca672/
Philéas672/
Pelijas672/
Pilayya671/
Pigliya671/
Peldjah671/
Philiah671/
Plxa671/
Phillea670/

Pilja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilja in the Hindi language
पिल्जाpilja-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pilja
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