Čalija Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čalija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čalija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2481:14,2602,727
Serbia2481:28,8103,098
Montenegro121:53,2973,355
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Calija (524) & Ćalija (1) are calculated separately.

Čalija Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Čalija Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Čalija is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Calija or Ćalija. For other possible spellings of Čalija click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čalija? popularity and diffusion

Čalija is the 595,654th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čalija reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 14,260. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 55 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 45 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 47 percent reside and Montenegro, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calija94524/
Ćalija941/
Zalija831/
Calijau77231/
Callija779/
Chalija779/
Calijaa771/
Calja73162/
Čolja7363/
Çalja7323/
Zalja733/
Calleija7129/
Cialuija711/
Zaliha672,214/
Caliha6763/
Calița6742/
Zahlia6732/
Zaliah6714/
Colija679/
Callja673/

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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 Čalija
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