Stjelja Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Stjelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stjelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia861:49,1709,482
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Stjelja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stjelja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Stjelja occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stjelja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Stjelja live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 49,170. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 70 percent live, Zadar County, where 9 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Stjelja Last Name Statistics demography

Stjelja earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.11% less than the national average, earning 262,627 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stijelja93252/
Stejelja935/
Stijelia801/
Stajila7193/
Stojila717/
Setjele716/
Setjila713/
Sitjula712/
Stijula711/
Setjhele6721/
Satajele676/
Stieljes671/
Sadjella671/
Sdjel671/

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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 Stjelja
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