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

Wilja is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilja is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wilja reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 457,558th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 362 people.

Wilja is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Wilja is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 82 percent reside and Oregon, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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