Žolja Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

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

Žolja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žolja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1901:18,6133,326
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Zolja (41) are calculated separately.

Žolja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žolja occurs most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also appear as: Zolja. For other possible spellings of Žolja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žolja? popularity and diffusion

Žolja is the 1,202,518th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žolja live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Žolja is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 18,613. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Žolja is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 92 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 8 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Žolja occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolja9341/
Colja80905/
Solja80258/
Solija73217/
Jollja7350/
Žoljić7317/
Dželja7311/
Colija739/
Coljaj733/
Soljay731/
Soljah731/
Soljia731/
Joljas731/
Souljah6721/
Solaija6717/
Djoljaj6710/
Soiljah677/
Džoljić672/
Soiljay671/
Soilija671/
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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 Žolja
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