Ilegah Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilegah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilegah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilegah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilegah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilegah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Ilegah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ilegah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ilegah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Ilegah is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 47 percent reside, Edo, where 31 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ilegah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Illegah921/
Ilega91227/
Hilega83333/
Elegah83221/
Gilega8362/
Ilogah8317/
Ulegah8312/
Ilegha8311/
Yilega838/
Ilegay837/
Illega837/
Ilehga832/
Ileaga831/
Ilegad831/
Ilegai831/
Ilegaz831/
Ilegoa831/
Hillegath800/
Hileaga7735/
Illegas777/
Eleghah773/
Hillega772/
Hilgega772/
Gillega771/
Ilegaud771/
Hilegas771/
Ileagha771/
Hilagah771/
Helegah771/
Elhegah771/
Ileghay771/
Ilaga731,526/
Elega73556/
Iloga73411/
Ulega73200/
Iliga73125/
Ilego73114/
Ylega731/
Hillegas711,259/
Illigash7113/
Hileguea711/
Ahielega711/
Hilegass711/
Hillegap710/
Hilaga671,321/
Hillegass671,228/
Jilaga67313/
Illaga67228/
Illigasch67152/
Ilagha67147/
Ilogho67105/
Giliga67104/
Eligah6772/
Gelega6771/
Yilaga6757/
Elegha6743/
Ullega6738/
Jiliga6722/
Iligha6715/
Hulega6710/
Hiliga677/
Iligay676/
Illiga675/
Oiliga675/
Hiloga675/
Ileago675/
Hilego674/
Ailiga674/
Uliega674/
Illego674/
Ellega674/
Ilagay673/
Illoga673/
Helega673/
Iliego673/
Iliaga672/
Ailaga672/
Eleaga672/
Elagah672/
Elegai671/
Elegga671/
Uilaga671/
Iligai671/
Ulagah671/
Ilayga671/
Jiloga671/
Ilagaj671/
Ilogha671/
Elogah671/
Gilego671/
Ilagho671/
Elegho671/

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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 Ilegah
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