Välja Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Välja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 265 | 1:4,988 | 511 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Väljä (131) & Valja (87) are calculated separately.
Välja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Välja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Välja (Hindi: वल्जा) has its highest incidence in Estonia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Väljä or Valja. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Välja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Välja is the 963,821st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Välja is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Välja live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Välja is most widely held in Estonia, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 4,988. Not including Estonia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Väljä | 93 | 131 | / |
| Valja | 93 | 87 | / |
| Väljas | 91 | 52 | / |
| Vlja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vilja | 80 | 293 | / |
| Velja | 80 | 181 | / |
| Volja | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vleja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Velija | 73 | 1,898 | / |
| Vallja | 73 | 73 | / |
| Valija | 73 | 37 | / |
| Viljat | 73 | 36 | / |
| Vlejea | 73 | 26 | / |
| Viljas | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wäljas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Vilija | 73 | 11 | / |
| Veljah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veljaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veljač | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vallija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valejja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vljo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvalija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Villjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viljaya | 67 | 1 | / |
Välja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Välja in the Hindi language | ||
| वल्जा | valja | 42.86 |
| वलजा | valaja | 28.57 |
| वालजा | valaja | 28.57 |
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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 Välja
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