Zholya Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Zholya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
Zholya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zholya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zholya (Russian: Жоля) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zholya? popularity and diffusion
Zholya is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Zholya is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zholya are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belarus, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 593,816. In Belarus Zholya is mostly found in: Grodno Region, where 94 percent are found and Minsk, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Belarus it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zholya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zholya in the Russian language | ||
| Жоля | zola | - |
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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 Zholya
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