Lilja is a Swedish and Finnish surname, meaning lily in both Swedish, Icelandic and Finnish.

Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 58.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lilja were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,643), 22.9% of Finland (1:2,324), 11.5% of the United States (1:305,627), 3.0% of Denmark (1:18,091) and 1.0% of Norway (1:51,943).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,643) in the following counties:

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,324) in the following regions:[1]

People

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References

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  1. ^ "Lilja Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io.