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 last name Zilyan (Russian: Зилян) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Zilyan are found; 71 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,395,781. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria Zilyan 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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