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 surname Silja (Hindi: सिलजा) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Šilja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Silja reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,133rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 8,914 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Silja is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 52 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 38 percent reside and Delhi, where 5 percent reside. Beside India it is found 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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