Amilu Surname
Approximately 2,077 people bear this surname
Amilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,025 | 1:87,478 | 6,117 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Amilu (2,263) may also be a first name.
Amilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amilu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amilu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 200,834th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,508,688 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amilu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amilu is also the 156,910th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 2,263 people.
The surname Amilu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,025 people, or 1 in 87,478. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 61 percent live, Sokoto, where 28 percent live and Jigawa, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilu | 91 | 130 | / |
| Amilus | 91 | 129 | / |
| Gamilu | 91 | 38 | / |
| Amailu | 91 | 19 | / |
| Amilou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Asmilu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Amiluh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Amilud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ajmilu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amiliu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amiolu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aamilu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amislu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hamilou | 83 | 623 | / |
| Amilhau | 83 | 122 | / |
| Amilius | 83 | 21 | / |
| Amilouy | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ammailu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amioğlu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hasmilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajmilou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ammilus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haimilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amulu | 80 | 24,419 | / |
| Amelu | 80 | 364 | / |
| Emilu | 80 | 275 | / |
| Hamilius | 77 | 70 | / |
| Amilhaud | 77 | 30 | / |
| Amilhaus | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gaimeilu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Asmailou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamoilou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammulu | 73 | 775 | / |
| Omilus | 73 | 283 | / |
| Emielu | 73 | 92 | / |
| Hamulu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Amuulu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Amulau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Emiliu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Amelou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Amelus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amullu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Omilhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ameluu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eamulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aimulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amylhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amyliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameslu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amealu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emiluu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omoilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameilhaud | 71 | 63 | / |
| Hamelau | 67 | 119 | / |
| Aumelus | 67 | 49 | / |
| Amelius | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hamelou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Homilus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamuulu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emielou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumilud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aamelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amhelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gameleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammylus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammullu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amilu
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