Dahilu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dahilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dahilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dahilu (85) may also be a first name.

Dahilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahilu (Hindi: दहिलू, Marathi: दिहलू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Dahilu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dahilu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 85 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 31 percent live, Zamfara, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahilou923/
Dahilous861/
Dehilou7715/
Daheluj771/
Daelu731/
Deuhileu711/
Deailloud671/
Daelou671/
Dhaelu671/
Dağyolu622/
Daélius621/
Doelu5539/
Deulu551/
Deuleu5075/
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Dahilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahilu in the Hindi language
दहिलूdahilu-
Dahilu in the Marathi language
दिहलूdihalu72.03
दिहलुdihalu18.64
दहीलुdahilu5.93
दहीलूdahilu1.69
दािहलुdaihalu0.85
डाहीलुd'ahilu0.85
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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 Dahilu
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