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 surname Sherja (Hindi: शेरजा) is found most frequently in Albania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sherja live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 53,964. In Albania Sherja is most frequent in: Elbasan County, where 56 percent reside, Fier County, where 26 percent reside and Tirana County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Albania it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside.
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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