Väljä Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Väljä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 112 | 1:49,078 | 5,958 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
The alternate forms: Välja (270) & Valja (87) are calculated separately.
Väljä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Väljä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Väljä is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Välja or Valja. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Väljä? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,565,797th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Väljä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 49,078. In Finland Väljä is primarily concentrated in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 40 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 40 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 10 percent reside. Beside Finland it occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Väljä
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