Ilema Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Ilema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ilema (121) may also be a first name.
Ilema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ilema (Arabic: ايلما, Hindi: इलेमा) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 631,297th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ilema live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ilema is also the 848,089th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Turkey, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilema in the Hindi language | ||
| इलेमा | ilema | - |
| Ilema in the Arabic language | ||
| ايلما | aylma | - |
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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 Ilema
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