Ilewa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Ilewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Ilewa (48) may also be a first name.
Ilewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ilewa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ilewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,398,030th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ilewa are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ilewa is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Other than The DR Congo Ilewa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and South Sudan, where 3 percent live.
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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 Ilewa
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