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) is found most in Albania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shalja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Shalja occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Shalja reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Shalja is also the 757,758th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 148 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 52,037. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 70 percent live, Tirana County, where 9 percent live and Fier County, where 7 percent live. Barring Albania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common 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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