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 can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zilja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilja? popularity and diffusion
Zilja is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Zilja occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Zilja live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in Albano-Europe. Zilja is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently held 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 reside and Tirana County, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Albania Zilja occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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