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
Ilemu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilemu? popularity and diffusion
Ilemu is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Ilemu is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ilemu live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ilemu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 375,378. In Uganda Ilemu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 38 percent live, Serere District, where 31 percent live and Amuria District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uganda Ilemu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
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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