Ilebu Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ilebu (16) may also be a first name.

Ilebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilebu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilebu? popularity and diffusion

Ilebu is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ilebu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename on earth, borne by 16 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kwara, where 91 percent live, Cross River, where 6 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Ilebu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilebou9112/
Iliebu912/
Ileubou83111/
Illebou831/
Hilebou831/
Yilebou831/
Iloebou831/
Ileybou831/
Elebu80394/
Ilabu80225/
Ilobu80134/
Ilibu8031/
Ilewu8027/
Ilevu804/
Ulebu803/
Yiloebou771/
Eliebu7393/
Jilabu7349/
Jilibu7344/
Hilewu7324/
Ilibou7317/
Iliabu7317/
Elebou735/
Ailewu733/
Eleabu733/
Gilibu731/
Oilevu731/
Elebhu731/
Ailevu731/
Elebaut67134/
Helebou6729/
Ehlebou674/
Jilyabu674/
Illeboo672/
Illabou672/
Elesbau672/
Ailibou671/
Yloebou671/
Hilewou671/
Illibou671/
Ailleboust671/
Hilibus671/
Gillewu671/
Yleubou671/
Ailabui671/
Ilibudd671/
Jillabu671/
Hellebu670/

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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 Ilebu
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