Ahilu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Ahilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Ahilu (199) may also be a first name.

Ahilu Last Name Facts

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

Ahilu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ahilu is the 6,063,924th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Ahilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ahilu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahilu is also the 642,605th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 199 people.

The surname Ahilu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Ahilu is most frequent in: Benue, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 44 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Jordan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahilu9110/
Hahilu919/
Ahilou913/
Ahioğlu8354/
Aihielu8336/
Hahilou833/
Ahioluu832/
Ohilu802/
Ahelu802/
Ehilu801/
Aiyelu73107/
Ehielu7374/
Haeilu731/
Eheilu731/
Ohilou731/
Eailou731/
Aelu6740/
Ouailou677/
Houilou676/
Gohilou674/
Aaiyelu673/
Hauhelu673/
Aiyellu671/
Auhelus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ahilu
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