Shilja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Shilja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shilja (585) may also be a first name.
Shilja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilja (Hindi: शीलजा, Marathi: शैलेजा) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shilja is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shilja reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 345,974th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 585 people.
It is most common in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 63 percent reside and Kerala, where 37 percent reside. Excluding India Shilja is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilja in the Hindi language | ||
| शीलजा | silaja | 61.11 |
| शिल्जा | silja | 16.67 |
| शैला | saila | 5.56 |
| शिलजा | silaja | 5.56 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 5.56 |
| शील्जा | silja | 5.56 |
| Shilja in the Marathi language | ||
| शैलेजा | saileja | 50 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Shilja
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