Relja Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Relja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3081:13,7292,701
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Serbia411:174,26711,295
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Relja (1,591) may also be a first name.

Relja Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Relja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Relja live; 80 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Relja is also the 193,822nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,591 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 13,729. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 26 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent are found and Zadar County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Serbia, where 9 percent are found.

Relja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Relja surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Relja earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $45,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrelja91844/
Realja913/
Reljea910/
Rlja891/
Reljeha835/
Relejia831/
Relea80516/
Ralja8036/
Relji804/
Relza802/
Relca801/
Relsa801/
Rolja801/
Reljić733,196/
Relyea732,430/
Ralija738/
Reljič737/
Realea733/
Relyha733/
Relzha732/
Realjo732/
Ruelsa732/
Hrelea732/
Relcha731/
Relsah731/
Riljas731/
Hreljo731/
Releay731/
Retlej731/
Rellsa731/
Reljiæ731/
Relgea730/
Relgia730/
Reelea730/
Rielsa730/
Relzea730/
Relagio67147/
Relegia6746/
Hreljić6727/
Reljich6724/
Relayjo6721/
Relleza6711/
Rlxa671/
Rlca671/
Releaoa671/
Raeliea671/
Releaio671/
Releaee671/
Reljeić671/
Reljech671/

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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 Relja
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