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 surname Tillya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,436th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,524,263 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tillya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 158 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,880 people, or 1 in 18,383. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tillya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tillya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tillya surname contracted 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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  • 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 Tillya
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