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 appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wilja.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wilja are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 457,558th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 362 people.

The surname is most widespread 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 live and Oregon, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States Wilja exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live.

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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