Tilya Surname
Approximately 1,555 people bear this surname
Tilya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,490 | 1:35,531 | 4,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tilya (354) may also be a first name.
Tilya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tilya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tilya (Hindi: टील्या, Marathi: रतीलाल, Russian: Тиля) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tilya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 254,097th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,686,525 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tilya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tilya is also the 463,079th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 354 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,490 people, or 1 in 35,531. In Tanzania Tilya is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent live, Arusha Region, where 17 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tilya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tilya in the Marathi language | ||
| रतीलाल | ratilala | - |
| Tilya in the Hindi language | ||
| टील्या | tilya | 31.25 |
| तिल्या | tilya | 25 |
| टिल्या | tilya | 18.75 |
| तिलया | tilaya | 18.75 |
| तील्या | tilya | 6.25 |
| Tilya in the Russian language | ||
| Тиля | tila | - |
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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 Tilya
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