Šulja Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Šulja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 62 | 1:115,241 | 8,826 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Sulja (352) & Šuļja (1) are calculated separately.
Šulja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šulja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šulja (Hindi: सुलजा, Marathi: सुलजा) occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sulja or Šuļja. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šulja? popularity and diffusion
Šulja is the 2,203,767th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulja live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Šulja is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 115,241. In Serbia it is primarily found in: South Banat District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Serbia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 15 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulja | 93 | 352 | / |
| Šuļja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Šolja | 80 | 47 | / |
| Šulca | 80 | 12 | / |
| Šulje | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zulja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Šuljić | 73 | 214 | / |
| Suljaj | 73 | 47 | / |
| Soulja | 73 | 44 | / |
| Sulija | 73 | 20 | / |
| Suljat | 73 | 13 | / |
| Szulja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zulija | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sultja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zuljia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zuljai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zulhija | 67 | 38 | / |
| Souljah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sulaija | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sulhija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sulejha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulajha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suleija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoulja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaulja | 67 | 1 | / |
Šulja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Šulja in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलजा | sulaja | - |
| Šulja in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलजा | sulaja | 83.33 |
| सूलजा | sulaja | 16.67 |
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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 Šulja
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