Silja Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Silja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Šilja (1) are calculated separately.
Silja (8,914) may also be a first name.
Silja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silja (Hindi: सिलजा) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Šilja. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Silja is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Silja live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Silja is also the 66,133rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 8,914 people.
The surname Silja is most common in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Silja is mostly found in: Kerala, where 52 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 38 percent reside and Delhi, where 5 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silja in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलजा | silaja | 50 |
| सीलजा | silaja | 25 |
| सिल्जा | silja | 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 Silja
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