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

Žolja is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zolja. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žolja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žolja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 18,613. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Žolja is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 92 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 8 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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