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 is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zilja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Zilja are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 18 people.
The last name Zilja is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 116,562. In Albania Zilja is primarily found in: Vlorë County, where 76 percent are found and Tirana County, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Albania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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
- 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 Zilja
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