Ijelu Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3681:481,36624,196
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England201:2,785,90397,972
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ijelu (36) may also be a first name.

Ijelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ijelu (Oriya: ଇେଜଲୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 702,422nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ijelu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijelu is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 481,366. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 41 percent reside, Lagos, where 35 percent reside and Kano, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Ijelu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ijelu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ijelu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gijelu916/
Jelu89645/
Ielu8912/
Jelau80220/
Ejelu80161/
Jeliu80146/
Igelu80140/
Jelus8080/
Jeluš8065/
Ojelu8060/
Ijalu8058/
Izelu8041/
Ioelu8037/
Iselu8033/
Jelut8031/
Iyelu8026/
Jeelu8016/
Ijolu8016/
Jhelu8014/
Jellu8012/
Jeilu8010/
Jeylu809/
Aielu808/
Ajelu808/
Jeluu807/
Jeluz806/
Jelui806/
Uielu804/
Jelou803/
Ieelu802/
Icelu802/
Ijilu802/
Jealu801/
Jetlu801/
Gielu801/
Ujelu801/
Jeleu801/
Jeluś801/
Jelup801/
Ijluy801/
Gaijeilu771/
Elu754,356/
Jelahu73358/
Jelius73149/
Gielau73108/
Aiyelu73107/
Ehielu7374/
Ojielu7370/
Jelaut7368/
Jeliut7353/
Jeilus7339/
Ichelu7334/
Jelous7327/
Jelluš7321/
Gajelu7318/
Ojeelu7315/
Jellou7311/
Isajlu7310/
Iselau738/
Jelaus737/
Jeluha737/
Jelhus736/
Iselut736/
Igelut736/
Jelush735/
Hiyelu735/
Isielu735/
Jieliu735/
Jelout735/
Gijalu734/
Ijialu734/
Iselus734/
Haielu734/
Jesliu733/
Jeliud733/
Oiyelu732/
Jeloux732/
Jeylus732/
Jelyus731/
Jettlu731/
Ijallu731/
Hajelu731/
Ajellu731/
Ijiolu731/
Uhielu731/
Ijolau731/
Ijoleu731/
Igellu731/
Iyelou731/
Izelou731/
Jellus731/
Yielou731/
Ijilus731/
Jealus731/
Jeillu731/
Ellu671,679/
Gelu671,376/
Eelu67890/
Eilu67793/
Elau67691/
Elou67689/
Elui67527/
Eulu67460/
Yelu67425/
Ailu67319/
Elgu67219/
Ileu67189/
Eliu67166/
Jealous6785/
Iilu6744/
Aelu6740/
Aihielu6736/
Hjellup6732/
Jõeluht6719/
Oilu6714/
Jellous6713/
Iselius6711/
Ealu679/
Eylu679/
Iylu677/
Jellius677/
Eluy675/
Elyu674/
Ichielu674/
Eluj674/
Hejeelu673/
Aaiyelu673/
Oelu673/
Ielouch672/
Ojlu672/
Uelu672/
Jelloud671/
Jealeus671/
Gajelyu671/
Ichealu671/
Jelhouh671/
Ajellou671/
Jellout671/
Aiyellu671/
Ejlu671/

Ijelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ijelu in the Oriya language
ଇେଜଲୁiejalu75
ଇେଯଲୁieyalu25

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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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  • 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 Ijelu
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