Ilego Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ilego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ilego (22) may also be a first name.

Ilego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilego is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilego? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ilego live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 22 people.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Serere District, where 62 percent reside, Soroti District, where 21 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ileago915/
Illego914/
Hilego914/
Iliego913/
Ilegoa911/
Gilego911/
Gillego831,642/
Hillego833/
Illegot832/
Gailego831/
Ilago80462/
Ulego80330/
Ilega80227/
Iligo80118/
Ilogo8086/
Elego8015/
Gaillego771/
Hilega73333/
Gelego73142/
Illago73130/
Ilogho73105/
Hilogo7386/
Gilega7362/
Ilegah7361/
Jilogo7330/
Yilogo7321/
Ellego7320/
Ilegha7311/
Hilago7310/
Yilega738/
Illega737/
Ailigo736/
Uloego736/
Ielago736/
Uleego734/
Hylego733/
Iligoi733/
Ilehga732/
Eleugo731/
Ileaga731/
Ilegad731/
Ilegaz731/
Ilagho731/
Iligot731/
Elegou731/
Elegho731/
Eliego731/
Iliago731/
Illigo731/
Hillegoss710/
Gellego67186/
Hileaga6735/
Gilligo6733/
Hileagă6728/
Illegas677/
Iligoit676/
Yiligou675/
Elegood672/
Ellegod672/
Hillega672/
Hilgega672/
Illigot672/
Ilaingo672/
Illegah671/
Hulegoi671/
Ilegaud671/
Illahgo671/
Hilegas671/
Elegouh671/
Ileagha671/
Hiligot671/
Ojliego671/
Elegoët671/
Illigou671/
Gillega671/
Gelegoi671/
Jilagou671/
Hellego670/

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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 Ilego
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