Eshilama Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eshilama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eshilama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Eshilama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eshilama is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eshilama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eshilama live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Kaduna, where 15 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eshilamah9418/
Eshilamha941/
Esilama934/
Osilama80365/
Eselama801/
Asilama801/
Esiloma801/
Isilama801/
Osilamah75170/
Issilama755/
Osilamha754/
Essilamo752/
Osilamma751/
Esselama751/
Asilamma751/
Asilamai751/
Ishulamma711/
Hasilamma711/
Eselema6794/
Isilami6736/
Esilomi6721/
Eseloma6711/
Eselamo671/
Eselame671/
Ezilame671/

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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 Eshilama
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