Ileja Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Ileja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Ileja (58) may also be a first name.
Ileja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ileja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ileja is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ileja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ileja is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Ileja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ileja reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ileja is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.
The surname Ileja is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda Ileja is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 36 percent reside, Serere District, where 36 percent reside and Amuria District, where 18 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 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 Ileja
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