Halilu Surname

8,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Halilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria67,3331:2,631342
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
England141:3,979,861125,553
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Halilu (49,593) may also be a first name.

Halilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halilu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Halilu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halilu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,378th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 107,220 people. The surname Halilu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Halilu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,625th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 49,593 people.

The surname Halilu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 67,333 people, or 1 in 2,631. In Nigeria Halilu is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 16 percent reside, Zamfara, where 15 percent reside and Kano, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Halilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Halilu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Halilu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halilou9236,787/
Khalilu92387/
Hallilu92337/
Halilau9273/
Haliulu9230/
Haliliu9211/
Halailu926/
Halielu926/
Ahalilu923/
Haalilu922/
Halilud921/
Halilui921/
Haililu921/
Hhalilu921/
Alilu919,631/
Khalilou86346/
Hallilou8632/
Haalilou8610/
Chalilou866/
Halilouy864/
Ahalilou863/
Haluilou863/
Haililou862/
Jhalilou862/
Hhalilou861/
Hauliliu861/
Haloilou861/
Haliolou861/
Halailou861/
Alilou834,602/
Jalilu83648/
Allilu8384/
Halulu8366/
Halelu8322/
Alhilu8319/
Aliluh8311/
Ahlilu8311/
Alilui8310/
Aliluy839/
Galilu839/
Aliliu836/
Helilu836/
Aliulu833/
Alilyu833/
Aliolu833/
Halylu831/
Alilus831/
Aluilu831/
Aalilu831/
Aliluu831/
Alilau831/
Hallioğlu804/
Halilusss801/
Khalilouh801/
Haliullou801/
Alioğlu774,401/
Hailulu77317/
Allilou77176/
Alailou77175/
Aalilou7738/
Alilius7731/
Jalilou7729/
Ahalulu7727/
Alhilou7722/
Aliluch7712/
Galilou779/
Ahlilou778/
Jaliliu775/
Halelau773/
Alislou772/
Halelou772/
Holilou772/
Khalelu771/
Alilout771/
Jalailu771/
Haluliu771/
Hallulu771/
Jaliluh771/
Jalilui771/
Haliloo771/
Algilau771/
Aliliau771/
Galailu771/
Alailux771/
Holileu771/
Alulu731,243/
Elilu73687/
Alelu73208/
Olilu7319/
Alylu731/
Alilouch711,129/
Galioğlu71143/
Allailou7190/
Khaleelu7124/
Alieluha717/
Hellilou712/
Hoylitlu711/
Alislaus711/
Allilous711/
Jalailou711/
Haileleu711/
Khaliloo711/
Allulu67429/
Aleleu67343/
Alhelu67209/
Aalilouch67138/
Aliloo67125/
Elhilu6723/
Alylui6715/
Allelu6714/
Olilou679/
Elielu677/
Elileu675/
Olailu674/
Alyolu674/
Alullu673/
Ailulu672/
Elilau672/
Jalelu671/
Aluelu671/
Aleelu671/
Oluilu671/
Aleulu671/
Golilu671/
Ahlelu671/
Alelou671/
Alhulu671/
Ağalioğlu671/
Alyliu671/
Aleluz671/

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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 Halilu
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