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

Ilams occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilams? popularity and diffusion

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

Ilams is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Ilams is most frequent in: Arizona, where 50 percent live and California, where 50 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.

Ilams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ilams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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