Ilams Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ilams (7) may also be a first name.

Ilams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilams is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ilams occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ilams reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ilams is also the 4,548,448th most common first name worldwide, held by 7 people.

Ilams is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Ilams is most prevalent in: Arizona, where 50 percent are found and California, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Ilams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ilams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ilams surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Islams9118/
Ilhams915/
Illams911/
Iliams910/
Gilams910/
Illiams83157/
Uilyams83109/
Gillams8324/
Giliams8320/
Gilhams8313/
Uiliams832/
Islamsh832/
Islamss831/
Hillams830/
Elams8039/
Iloms8017/
Ilems809/
Ulams801/
Ilans800/
Gilliams77350/
Eilliams7716/
Uillyams779/
Ailliams775/
Uilliams773/
Gillhams771/
Iolliams771/
Hilliams770/
Ellams731,054/
Elhams7322/
Helams7322/
Ilians7315/
Yilamz735/
Ilanse735/
Elgams731/
Eliams731/
Ailans731/
Gilans731/
Eilans731/
Ilains731/
Hilans730/
Gailliams710/
Hellams67580/
Elhamss67204/
Gailans67120/
Gillans6718/
Heliams678/
Ilahans676/
Gilians675/
Elhamse674/
Elllams673/
Uylyams672/
Huliams671/
Elleams671/
Illians671/
Illanse671/
Uillans671/
Gilhans670/
Helhams670/

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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 Ilams
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