Shalja Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Shalja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 56 | 1:52,037 | 6,745 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Shalja (148) may also be a first name.
Shalja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalja (Hindi: शालजा, Marathi: शैलजा) occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalja? popularity and diffusion
Shalja is the 1,907,068th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Shalja live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in Albano-Europe. Shalja is also the 757,758th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 148 people.
It is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 52,037. In Albania it is most numerous in: Elbasan County, where 70 percent live, Tirana County, where 9 percent live and Fier County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Albania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalja in the Marathi language | ||
| शैलजा | sailaja | - |
| Shalja in the Hindi language | ||
| शालजा | salaja | 46.15 |
| शलजा | salaja | 26.92 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 11.54 |
| शाल्जा | salja | 7.69 |
| शल्जा | salja | 7.69 |
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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 Shalja
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