Abilu Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Abilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4071:95,9209,768
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Abilu (343) may also be a first name.

Abilu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abilu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abilu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abilu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 431,914th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abilu live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 343 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 95,920. In Uganda Abilu is primarily found in: Serere District, where 38 percent reside, Soroti District, where 30 percent reside and Amuria District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Abilou91124/
Habilu9166/
Abiliu9162/
Abilau9115/
Abielu914/
Gabilu911/
Aboilu911/
Abuilu911/
Ajbilou83299/
Habilou8339/
Ahbilou8313/
Abilius837/
Abuilau833/
Aabilou831/
Abiliuu831/
Abilgou831/
Eabilou831/
Habailu831/
Abelu801,601/
Obilu8099/
Ebilu8027/
Awilu807/
Abeilhou77101/
Ajbailou7722/
Gaabilou771/
Hawilu7374/
Ebielu7338/
Avilus7337/
Obielu7336/
Avuilu7334/
Abaylu7333/
Aviluz7328/
Abelus7317/
Awailu7315/
Abilho7314/
Ebailu7310/
Ampilu738/
Awiolu735/
Obiolu733/
Abelou733/
Obilus732/
Abeelu732/
Avilau731/
Obailu731/
Oboilu731/
Avileu731/
Awiluh731/
Ajuilu731/
Auwilu731/
Aivelu731/
Abailouch711/
Abelius6738/
Abelaud6723/
Abelous6718/
Awailou677/
Auwailu675/
Obaillu674/
Gabelou673/
Abajlou673/
Ainpelu672/
Hawilou671/
Havilou671/
Havilau671/
Abaylou671/
Athuilu671/
Hawailu671/

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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
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  • 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 Abilu
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