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 most in Albania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shelja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Shelja live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in Albano-Europe. Shelja is also the 224,526th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 1,239 people.
It is most widely held in Albania, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 104,073. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Durrës County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Albania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.
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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