Zelija Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Zelija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 31 | 1:94,002 | 9,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Zelija (47) may also be a first name.
Zelija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelija is more commonly found in Albania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zelija is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelija reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 47 people.
It is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 94,002. In Albania Zelija is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 97 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Albania Zelija occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 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 Zelija
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