Prlja Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Prlja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prlja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1401:25,2604,145
Montenegro841:7,6141,289
Serbia521:137,4039,829
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Austria201:425,77243,235
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Prlja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prlja is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Prlja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prlja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prlja is the 722,496th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Prlja are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Prlja is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 25,260. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 82 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Prlja is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 21 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 percent reside.

Prlja Last Name Statistics demography

Prlja earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 140.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,645 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prelja913/
Prilja912/
Prljić73147/
Prelsa731/
Prleahe671/
Prellea671/
Përlesha6233/
Prlleshaj575/
Përlleshaj531/
Prelsey501/
Prellie500/

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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 Prlja
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