Shalija Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Shalija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Shalija (182) may also be a first name.
Shalija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalija (Hindi: शलिजा, Marathi: शालीजा) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shalija.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shalija reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Levant. Shalija is also the 675,152nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 182 people.
The last name Shalija is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 833,849. Outside of Iraq this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalija in the Marathi language | ||
| शालीजा | salija | 80 |
| शलीजा | salija | 20 |
| Shalija in the Hindi language | ||
| शलिजा | salija | 50 |
| शालीजा | salija | 16.67 |
| शलीजा | salija | 16.67 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 16.67 |
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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 Shalija
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