Gamilu Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Gamilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gamilu (46) may also be a first name.
Gamilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamilu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamilu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Gamilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gamilu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.
Gamilu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 51 percent live, Sokoto, where 19 percent live and Yobe, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamilu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Amilu | 91 | 2,077 | / |
| Gaimeilu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hamilu | 83 | 130 | / |
| Amilus | 83 | 129 | / |
| Amailu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gamulu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Amilou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Asmilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amiluh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gemilu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amiolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amislu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aamilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amiliu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajmilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amilud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamilou | 77 | 623 | / |
| Amilhau | 77 | 122 | / |
| Gemilau | 77 | 81 | / |
| Amilius | 77 | 21 | / |
| Amilouy | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ammailu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gemiluh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amioğlu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gameleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hasmilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haimilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamelus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajmilou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ammilus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gomilus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amelu | 73 | 364 | / |
| Ngameleu | 71 | 160 | / |
| Hamilius | 71 | 70 | / |
| Ghamiloo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Gamelius | 71 | 36 | / |
| Amilhaud | 71 | 30 | / |
| Amilhaus | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gamelush | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gamélius | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngamelou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Asmailou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gameuleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamoilou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omilus | 67 | 283 | / |
| Ameilhaud | 67 | 63 | / |
| Goumilhou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Amelou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gomulu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amelus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omilhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ameluu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amealu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amylhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amyliu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omoilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameliu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameslu | 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
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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 Gamilu
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