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
Zholya (Russian: Жоля) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zholya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zholya reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Belarus, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 593,816. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 94 percent reside and Minsk, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 24 percent reside.
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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