Lilja (surname)

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

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

People

  • Ann-Charlotte Lilja (born 1946), Swedish swimmer
  • Lars Lilja (born 1954), Swedish social democratic politician
  • 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

References

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