Zilja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Zilja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 25 | 1:116,562 | 10,484 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zilja (18) may also be a first name.
Zilja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zilja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zilja occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Zilja reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Zilja is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 116,562. In Albania it is most common in: Vlorë County, where 76 percent live and Tirana County, where 24 percent live. Outside of Albania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziljat | 91 | 8 | / |
| Czilja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gilja | 80 | 395 | / |
| Silja | 80 | 40 | / |
| Cilja | 80 | 28 | / |
| Zylja | 80 | 23 | / |
| Zilca | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zilza | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zilea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jilja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zilsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zilji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Šilja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zleja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zilje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sailja | 73 | 670 | / |
| Zilkha | 73 | 228 | / |
| Szleja | 73 | 44 | / |
| Zeljaś | 73 | 35 | / |
| Zelija | 73 | 33 | / |
| Shilja | 73 | 28 | / |
| Zilcha | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zeljas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Siljat | 73 | 10 | / |
| Siljay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cilija | 73 | 10 | / |
| Silija | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zeldja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ziliha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gillja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gildja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giljai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziliah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siljaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilzha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Džilja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilzai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zildjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeljaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeljaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jilija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeljaja | 67 | 279 | / |
| Shailja | 67 | 267 | / |
| Zilkhha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zaileha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soiljah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zelijas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelijaś | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shilija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zlsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zlza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xlja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilshad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeljaić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilekha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zailiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soilija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silaaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheilja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssailja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zailiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiljay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Džiljaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szelija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeljasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelejha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schilja | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Zilja
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