Zilyan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Zilyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zilyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zilyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zilyan (Russian: Зилян) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zilyan is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Zilyan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Zilyan live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zilyan is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,395,781. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zilyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zilyan in the Russian language | ||
| Зилян | zilan | - |
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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 Zilyan
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