Hamilu Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Hamilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
Hamilu (162) may also be a first name.
Hamilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamilu (Hindi: हमीलु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamilu? popularity and diffusion
Hamilu is the 1,573,888th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Hamilu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hamilu is also the 720,105th most common first name on earth, borne by 162 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 54 percent live, Kano, where 19 percent live and Borno, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 45 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamilu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilu in the Hindi language | ||
| हमीलु | hamilu | - |
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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 Hamilu
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