Ilesha Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Ilesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 297 | 1:596,440 | 28,618 |
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ilesha (264) may also be a first name.
Ilesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ilesha (Hindi: इलेशा, Marathi: इलेशा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ilesha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 733,258th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ilesha live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilesha is also the 547,545th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 264 people.
Ilesha is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 596,440. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 16 percent are found, Delta, where 16 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ilesha occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ilesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ilesha in the Hindi language | ||
| इलेशा | ilesa | - |
| Ilesha in the Marathi language | ||
| इलेशा | ilesa | 71.43 |
| िनलेश | inalesa | 28.57 |
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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 Ilesha
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