Wilja Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Wilja (362) may also be a first name.

Wilja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilja is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wilja live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wilja is also the 457,558th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 362 people.

The last name Wilja is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 82 percent reside and Oregon, where 18 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside.

Wilja Last Name Statistics demography

Wilja earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiljah9114/
Wilija911/
Wiljad911/
Wiljay910/
Wilojia831/
Vilja80293/
Wilya80180/
Wilza80154/
Bilja80100/
Wilsa8042/
Wilje8016/
Welja806/
Wilża801/
Wleja801/
Wilsea7395/
Wilcha7383/
Weljay7349/
Viljat7336/
Viljas7323/
Wäljas7322/
Wailya7314/
Vilija7311/
Wilsah7310/
Wiliah739/
Wiliji738/
Bilija737/
Weljah736/
Wilsha736/
Wiljit734/
Wilzia733/
Willsa733/
Wwilca731/
Wiljos731/
Wlejah731/
Wileah731/
Wilzah731/
Wilsau731/
Wislza731/
Wiljie731/
Wildca731/
Wailji731/
Wulija731/
Wuilca731/
Wileha731/
Biljah731/
Wilsay731/
Weljas731/
Welija731/
Biljai731/
Wiljis731/
Wilsap731/
Wilzea730/
Wileay730/
Wilcay730/
Willsea67205/
Willsau6760/
Weljjaz6725/
Weljaya6714/
Wilaiya675/
Wlxa673/
Willsat672/
Williea672/
Wilscha671/
Villjas671/
Viljaya671/
Vlja671/
Wilshah671/
Wlehjah671/
Wlejhay671/
Wuillca671/
Wilchas671/
Wilaiji671/
Willsoa671/
Wailjee671/
Bilijau671/
Willsia670/
Wilhiat670/
Willsay670/
Wilsead670/

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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 Wilja
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