Ilesan Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Ilesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ileşan (1) are calculated separately.
Ilesan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilesan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ilesan (Oriya: ଇେଲସନାଇଁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ileşan. For other potential spellings of Ilesan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilesan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ilesan are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ilesan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Ilesan is most numerous in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Osun, where 27 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilesan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilesan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇେଲସନାଇଁ | ielasana'im | - |
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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 Ilesan
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