Ilawi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ilawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilawi (60) may also be a first name.

Ilawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilawi is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Ilawi live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ilawi is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename internationally, held by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Ilawi is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 58 percent reside, Enga, where 33 percent reside and East Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilawi91119/
Ilawai9148/
Illawi9137/
Jilawi9118/
Ilaiwi915/
Ihlawi911/
Ilgawi911/
Ilyawi911/
Hillawi83125/
Jilawis834/
Hilawie834/
Illawis831/
Hitlawi831/
Islawih831/
Gilgawi831/
Hijlawi831/
Elawi80225/
Ilawe80109/
Ilawa8079/
Ilabi8040/
Ilavi8038/
Ulawi8024/
Ilewi809/
Ilowi805/
Ilawy802/
Jlawi801/
Ilawaidh771/
Hilliawi771/
Ilaway73808/
Hilabi73653/
Elhawi73194/
Ilaviy73114/
Ilovai7351/
Hulawi7341/
Ulawai7331/
Helawi7331/
Ulaiwi7328/
Ilabai7320/
Jilabi7319/
Jilavi7318/
Ilauwa7314/
Ellawi7313/
Elaiwi7312/
Ilyavi7312/
Elgawi7312/
Hilavi7311/
Ailawa7311/
Ilowit7310/
Illowi7310/
Hilawe737/
Ajlawi737/
Ailavi735/
Ilaiva734/
Eilawa734/
Elawai734/
Uilawa734/
Jlaiwi734/
Ilavai732/
Ilavis732/
Ilobai732/
Hilawa732/
Ailewi731/
Ailabi731/
Elawei731/
Illabi731/
Ilawet731/
Ilawey731/
Ilabiy731/
Hilewi731/
Gilavi731/
Eliawi731/
Ailawe731/
Ilaiwy731/
Hilawy731/
Ilahwa731/
Jilawa731/
Ijlewi731/
Ilaywa731/
Ailawaidh716/
Ilosvai67179/
Haylawi6791/
Hajlawi6753/
Hulawai6722/
Ilaivay6716/
Hilewai6715/
Jilabai675/
Iliaevi674/
Ilabhai674/
Ailabai674/
Hillabi674/
Jillabi674/
Ilawaya674/
Elhgawi674/
Ilyasui672/
Hellawi672/
Islavit671/
Hiliabi671/
Ailabui671/
Ilaibai671/
Ilyaibi671/
Illawje671/
Illewai671/
Illovai671/
Ilavais671/
Jeelawi671/
Hailawy671/
Elaweid671/
Hijlawy671/
Ellahwi671/
Elawiss671/
Elaiwai671/
Gellawi671/
Gillawy671/
Eelawai671/
Elhawit671/
Iolavio671/

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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 Ilawi
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