Sherja Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Sherja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 54 | 1:53,964 | 6,888 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Sherja (43) may also be a first name.
Sherja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherja (Hindi: शेरजा) has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Sherja occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sherja live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Albano-Europe. Sherja is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 43 people.
Sherja is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 53,964. In Albania Sherja is mostly concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 56 percent are found, Fier County, where 26 percent are found and Tirana County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Albania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherja in the Hindi language | ||
| शेरजा | seraja | 75 |
| शेर्जा | serja | 25 |
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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 Sherja
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