• Source: Lilja (surname)

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




Geographical distribution


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:

1. Blekinge County (1:733)
2. Jönköping County (1:1,003)
3. Östergötland County (1:1,006)
4. Örebro County (1:1,308)
5. Skåne County (1:1,315)
6. Västmanland County (1:1,337)
7. Kalmar County (1:1,351)
8. Kronoberg County (1:1,357)
9. Gotland County (1:1,426)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,324) in the following regions:

1. Satakunta (1:1,051)
2. Tavastia Proper (1:1,238)
3. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,402)
4. Lapland (1:1,635)
5. Uusimaa (1:1,772)




People


Ann-Charlotte Lilja (born 1946), Swedish swimmer
Lars Lilja (born 1954), Swedish social democratic politician
Liisa Lilja (born 1992), Finnish paratriathlete
Lisa Lilja (born 1996), Swedish sprinter
Efva Lilja (born 1956), Swedish artist and professor of choreography
Karl-Erik Lilja (born 1957), retired Swedish ice hockey player
George Lilja (born 1958), American football offensive lineman
James Lilja (born 1966), American gynecologic oncologist and musician
Arto Lilja (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
Max Lilja (born 1975), Finnish cello player
Niklas Lilja, race driver and factory test driver
Arto Lilja (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
Andreas Lilja (born 1975), Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman
Ryan Lilja (born 1981), American football center and guard
Jakob Lilja (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
Kim Lilja (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
James Lilja (born 1966), American musician and surgeon




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lilja (surname)
• Lilja
• Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson
• Georg Stiernhielm
• Alfreðsdóttir
• Magnúsdóttir
• Lisa (given name)
• Anita Briem
• List of placeholder names
• Pétursdóttir