Ilechi Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ilechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
Ilechi (30) may also be a first name.
Ilechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ilechi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilechi? popularity and diffusion
Ilechi is the 2,876,555th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilechi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilechi is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 30 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Ilechi is most common in: Delta, where 62 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 26 percent reside.
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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 Ilechi
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