Shelja Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 28 | 1:104,073 | 9,868 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
Shelja (1,239) may also be a first name.
Shelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shelja (Hindi: शेलजा, Marathi: शेलजा) occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shelja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Shelja reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 224,526th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,239 people.
The surname Shelja is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 104,073. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Durrës County, where 100 percent live. Besides Albania Shelja occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelja in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलजा | selaja | - |
| Shelja in the Hindi language | ||
| शेलजा | selaja | 75.9 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 10.84 |
| शेल्जा | selja | 10.84 |
| शैलेजा | saileja | 1.2 |
| शैल्जा | sailja | 1.2 |
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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 Shelja
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