Ilawal Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Ilawal (31) may also be a first name.

Ilawal Last Name Facts

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

Ilawal is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilawal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Ilawal live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Ilawal is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found, Yobe, where 17 percent are found and Zamfara, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found and Pakistan, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Islawal923/
Ailawal921/
Ulawal8342/
Elawal836/
Ilabal833/
Jlawal832/
Ilaval832/
Ilyahawal801/
Elahwal771,827/
Ilawole77301/
Elhawal77275/
Islaval7782/
Gilaval777/
Hilaval773/
Jilaval771/
Elawhal771/
Ilouwal771/
Elashwal71554/
Ilouwale7139/
Gilaaval713/
Illowale711/
Hilavale711/
Eislaval711/
Elhaweal711/
Elyawale711/
Hilowale711/
Ilhouwal711/
Ulaval67181/
Ilabol67105/
Elaval678/
Elabal672/
Islavalle671/

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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 Ilawal
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