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

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, Icelandic and

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lilja'' were residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(frequency 1:1,643), 22.9% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:2,324), 11.5% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(1:305,627), 3.0% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

(1:18,091) and 1.0% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(1:51,943). In

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

Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative countie ...

(1:733) * 2.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

(1:1,003) * 3.

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or ''län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the n ...

(1:1,006) * 4.

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly n ...

(1:1,308) * 5.

Skåne County Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...

(1:1,315) * 6.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:1,337) * 7.

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

(1:1,351) * 8.

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

(1:1,357) * 9.

Gotland County Gotland County ( sv, Gotlands län) is a county or '' län'' of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County ...

(1:1,426) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,324) in the following regions: * 1.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is ...

(1:1,051) * 2.

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavasti ...

(1:1,238) * 3. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,402) * 4. Lapland (1:1,635) * 5.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

(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 ''Efva'' Maria Kristina Lilja (born 1956 in Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish artist and professor of choreography, working with performances, visual art, film and writing. Lilja is considered one of Sweden's most prominent choreographers and her infl ...

(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 James Frederick Lilja (born May 1966) is an American gynecologic oncologist and a musician from the Los Angeles area, perhaps best known as the first drummer of the punk rock band The Offspring, and performing with the band between 1984 and 19 ...

(born 1966), American gynecologic oncologist and musician *

Arto Lilja Arto Lilja (born 1973) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the ''middle distance'' at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed third in the overall World Cup in 2003. See also * Finnish orie ...

(born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *

Max Lilja Max Lilja (born 27 October 1975) is a Finnish cello player. He is best known as a founding member of the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, a band he left in 2001 to join the Finnish thrash metal band Hevein. Beginning in 2007, Lilja has ...

(born 1975), Finnish cello player *

Niklas Lilja Niklas Lilja is a race driver and factory test driver at Koenigsegg, Koenigsegg Automotive AB. He set the land speed record for a production vehicle in 2017 with an average top speed of 277.87 mph (447.19 km/h) in a Koenigsegg Agera RS, ...

, race driver and factory test driver *

(born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor *

Andreas Lilja Andreas Johnny Lilja (born July 13, 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, and P ...

(born 1975), Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman *

Ryan Lilja Ryan Matthew Lilja (born October 15, 1981) is a former American football center and guard. He played college football at Kansas State, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004, and later played with them from 2010 ...

(born 1981), American football center and guard * Jakob Lilja (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player * Kim Lilja (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player

References

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