Tillya Surname

152,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tillya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tillya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8801:18,3832,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tillya (158) may also be a first name.

Tillya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tillya is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tillya.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,436th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,524,263 people. Tillya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tillya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tillya is also the 730,165th most numerous first name globally, held by 158 people.

The last name Tillya is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,880 people, or 1 in 18,383. In Tanzania Tillya is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Tillya exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tillya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tillya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tillya last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillyah929/
Tillaya923/
Tilly917,956/
Tilla911,524/
Tilley8337,421/
Tilloy831,024/
Thilly83649/
Tillah83567/
Tillay83473/
Tillia83219/
Tillas83120/
Tiella8398/
Thilla8331/
Tillai8327/
Tillat8316/
Tillea8313/
Tijlla8313/
Tilliy833/
Tillaa832/
Tielly832/
Tuilla832/
Tillap831/
Tilluy831/
Tillad831/
Tlla8015/
Tlly802/
Tlya801/
Thilloy77475/
Thiella77385/
Tillaud77174/
Thillai77154/
Tillaux77115/
Thillay77114/
Tillaut77105/
Tilleau7759/
Tillias7711/
Thilley7710/
Thillah774/
Tillley774/
Tilliey773/
Tilleah771/
Tuillha771/
Tillach771/
Tillaus771/
Tuilley770/
Thillia770/
Tilleys770/
Tilliad770/
Tella7328,008/
Telly7310,794/
Tillo733,488/
Tilli733,052/
Tille732,869/
Tylla73376/
Tölly7375/
Tllaz7318/
Tlyap7310/
Tlley737/
Thlla736/
Tylly736/
Tillé734/
Tllea731/
Ķilla731/
Tlaya731/
Tllat731/
Tillault71142/
Thiollay7175/
Thillays7129/
Thillaud7128/
Thielley7126/
Thiolloy7112/
Thillais713/
Tilleaux712/
Thiellay711/
Thilliah711/
Tiller6716,157/
Tillis673,774/
Tellai672,069/
Tillet671,935/
Tillie671,436/
Thella671,158/
Tilles671,092/
Tellia67697/
Tellas67558/
Tla67545/
Telley67474/
Tillou67470/
Thille67449/
Teella67253/
Tillit67249/
Tilloo67236/
Tholly67200/
Tillos67170/
Tellaa67163/
Tuella67162/
Tellah67158/
Tielli67132/
Tillot6793/
Thelly6764/
Tilloh6761/
Thillo6751/
Thülly6751/
Tyllia6745/
Tillio6737/
Tillge6730/
Thilli6729/
Telloa6729/
Tellau6728/
Tilleh6728/
Tielle6727/
Tillij6722/
Tuille6721/
Tiello6715/
Tellat6713/
Tellaï6711/
Tellaz6710/
Tillahash679/
Tiolli678/
Tillez677/
Tilleu676/
Tellla675/
Thlyay675/
Tellaj675/
Ttella674/
Tuulla674/
Tyllas674/
Taella674/
Tellay674/
Tly674/
Tellga673/
Tellea673/
Tilloi673/
Tuillé672/
Thuilleau672/
Telloy672/
Dhtlla671/
Tuillo671/
Tillih671/
Tillii671/
Tillui671/
Thylly671/
Tillee671/
Tellha671/
Thillé671/
Tiollo671/
Tillei671/
Tilliz671/
Tllohy670/

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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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  • 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 Tillya
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