Ilem Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1341:156,2119,849
Turkey1681:463,22326,992
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ilem (1,617) may also be a first name.

Ilem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilem (Hindi: इलेम, Marathi: इलेम) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilem? popularity and diffusion

Ilem is the 258,906th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,797,594 people. The surname Ilem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Ilem live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 192,106th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,617 people.

The surname Ilem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,134 people, or 1 in 156,211. In Nigeria Ilem is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 85 percent live, Rivers, where 3 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Ilem Last Name Statistics demography

Ilem earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.61% more than the national average, earning $60,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilem89379/
Hilem89274/
Ileme89264/
Islem89230/
Ilhem8996/
Jilem8938/
Ailem8925/
Ielem898/
Uilem896/
Illem896/
Ihlem895/
Iliem895/
Ileem893/
Yilem892/
Oilem892/
Ileum891/
Eilem891/
Ileim891/
Gillem80589/
Isleem80476/
Aileme80340/
Isleam80192/
Hileem8042/
Hilemn8030/
Hillem8020/
Yislem808/
Hiolem807/
Gilgem806/
Yillem805/
Isleim803/
Hailem803/
Hilgem802/
Jileem801/
Jillem801/
Illeam801/
Gilhem801/
Ilheme801/
Ilheam801/
Isleme801/
Illeme801/
Isleym801/
Aileam801/
Isllem801/
Yileme801/
Huilem801/
Iellem801/
Gileam800/
Elem7511,194/
Ilim751,057/
Ilen75618/
Ulem75501/
Ülem7539/
Ilne7538/
Ilym7511/
Isletme735/
Hileime734/
Ilemova733/
Ilemová733/
Hilemnt732/
Jillemg731/
Gilleem731/
Yisleme731/
Uihleim731/
Hilleim731/
Ilaheem731/
Huillem731/
Haileem731/
Gillhem731/
Jitleam731/
Jisleme731/
Gilleam730/
Hilim673,382/
Ellem671,509/
Jilen671,187/
Eleme67935/
Islim67925/
Helem67869/
Ealem67608/
Gelem67506/
Ihlen67390/
Eleam67300/
Gilen67299/
Ileng67209/
Gilim67195/
Ailen67161/
Hilen67145/
Eilen67131/
Islen67129/
Ielen67116/
Ilien6789/
Eylem6789/
Hulem6768/
Ilgim6754/
Illen6750/
Ullem6742/
Gillheim6735/
Ileen6735/
Ailim6728/
Yilne6728/
Eslem6726/
Jilim6725/
Yilen6725/
Hilne6723/
Elhem6720/
Ilime6719/
Eliem6719/
Yolem6718/
Uilen6714/
Uliem6714/
Jilemová6713/
Hillheim6712/
Eilim679/
Illim677/
Elemm676/
Yilim676/
Aylem676/
Eleem676/
Ilaim676/
Elemn675/
Elgem674/
Jleem674/
Uilim673/
Etlem673/
Eelem672/
Oilen672/
Eleum672/
Ailym672/
Ilitm671/
Ihlim671/
Elehm671/
Ehlem671/
Ylhem671/
Ileun671/
Uleum671/
Iolen671/
Ijlen671/
Ilent671/
Iliom671/
Elemg671/
Eulem671/
Uhlem671/
Elemq671/
Hylem671/
Ilhen671/
Iluim671/
Ilend670/
Heilheim670/

Ilem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilem in the Hindi language
इलेमilema-
Ilem in the Marathi language
इलेमilema-

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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
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  • 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 Ilem
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