Žila Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1721:61,82210,347
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Zila (2,259), Žíla (223) & Zilá (2) are calculated separately.

Žila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žila occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Zila, Žíla or Zilá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žila? popularity and diffusion

Žila is the 926,175th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Žila is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žila reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Žila is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 61,822. In Czechia Žila is most numerous in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 48 percent live, South Moravian Region, where 26 percent live and Vysočina Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 32 percent live and Serbia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zila922,259/
Žíla92223/
Džila8992/
Žihla8955/
Žilai898/
Žilay893/
Zilá832/
Sila7551,387/
Gila759,056/
Jila756,722/
Cila754,142/
Žyla7579/
Žile7528/
Žili7519/
Žilo757/
Saila6710,432/
Gilad673,181/
Zaila673,001/
Silay672,863/
Silaa672,585/
Soila672,257/
Silau671,957/
Zilai671,826/
Suila671,639/
Zilay671,595/
Zhila671,566/
Silia671,463/
Silah671,386/
Silea671,057/
Jaila671,020/
Djila67991/
Gilay67981/
Gilas67764/
Dzila67746/
Gilea67713/
Silai67581/
Žilys67534/
Siela67522/
Jhila67469/
Zoila67376/
Žgela67314/
Gilaj67308/
Cihla67296/
Zeila67289/
Gitla67280/
Seila67268/
Hjila67205/
Giela67193/
Jilai67174/
Gilau67140/
Gilat67127/
Jilap67124/
Gilia67122/
Gilai67119/
Ziela67119/
Zilia6799/
Zilha6791/
Zilas6783/
Jilha6766/
Cilah6764/
Zilya6762/
Jitla6757/
Gisla6756/
Zihla6754/
Silaș6748/
Žihlo6743/
Sgila6742/
Zuila6737/
Gilap6733/
Zilat6732/
Gilaa6730/
Jilat6730/
Žilje6728/
Jeila6728/
Cilay6725/
Jilay6724/
Juila6723/
Joila6722/
Jilas6721/
Gilha6720/
Jilau6719/
Jilaa6716/
Zisla6713/
Jilad6713/
Tcila6713/
Jisla679/
Jilia676/
Žilih676/
Džilo675/
Zitla675/
Zilau675/
Jjila674/
Cilaj674/
Sihla673/
Gilaz673/
Hzila673/
Zilea672/
Žilis672/
Zilaj672/
Tjila672/
Jilea671/
Zilad671/
Scila671/
Džela671/
Jilaj671/
Jilaz671/
Zilaa671/
Gilaś671/
Gilaš671/
Hsila671/
Jihla671/
Gilaç671/

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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 Žila
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