Ilemu Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Ilemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ilemu (16) may also be a first name.
Ilemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ilemu is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilemu? popularity and diffusion
Ilemu is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ilemu reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The surname Ilemu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 375,378. In Uganda Ilemu is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 38 percent are found, Serere District, where 31 percent are found and Amuria District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilemut | 91 | 331 | / |
| Gilemu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Illemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Islemou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ilehemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ailemau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ulemu | 80 | 819 | / |
| Elemu | 80 | 789 | / |
| Ilomu | 80 | 391 | / |
| Ilimu | 80 | 224 | / |
| Ilamu | 80 | 91 | / |
| Gillemui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gelemu | 73 | 194 | / |
| Jilimu | 73 | 157 | / |
| Elemut | 73 | 43 | / |
| Hilamu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Elemou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ailomu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ailamu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jilamu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Eleamu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gilimu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Iliamu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yilamu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ilimau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elemus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilimus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eliemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yolemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilimut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilamau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Islimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eelemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elemeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elemuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helemou | 67 | 220 | / |
| Islimou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Issellemou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elemmou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Giliomu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Illimou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ailomui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gailimu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ilemu
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