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
Shilja (Hindi: शीलजा, Marathi: शैलेजा) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shilja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shilja live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 345,974th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 585 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India Shilja is most numerous in: Telangana, where 63 percent are found and Kerala, where 37 percent are found. Besides India Shilja is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.
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
- 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 Shilja
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