Ilewi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ilewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ilewi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ilewi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ilewi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilewi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ilewi is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Ilewi is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ilewi reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Ilewi is most frequent in: Lagos, where 88 percent are found and Delta, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ilewi exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijlewi911/
Hilewi911/
Ailewi911/
Hilewai8315/
Illewai831/
Hilewis831/
Ilewa80156/
Elewi8081/
Ilawi8015/
Ilebi8013/
Ilewe809/
Ilowi805/
Ilevi802/
Iliwi801/
Hillewai771/
Aileiwie771/
Gelewi73356/
Hilawi73119/
Hilewe7391/
Ilawai7348/
Illawi7337/
Jilawi7318/
Elewai7316/
Hiliwi7311/
Eleiwi7311/
Elewei7310/
Illowi7310/
Illewa738/
Jilebi738/
Iliewa738/
Ailewe736/
Ilaiwi735/
Ilebai734/
Eleswi734/
Ilebyi732/
Ailewa732/
Elewiz732/
Ilyawi731/
Ilievi731/
Helewi731/
Jilewe731/
Iliwai731/
Ilewey731/
Ilewet731/
Ileway731/
Ileive731/
Ihlawi731/
Jilevi731/
Islevi731/
Eilewa731/
Giliwi731/
Ailevi731/
Ileiwa731/
Hillawi67125/
Ilevich6787/
Gillewy6717/
Helewai6713/
Elhewie675/
Hilawie674/
Iliaevi674/
Gillevi672/
Eleiwei671/
Hajlewi671/
Hijlawi671/
Hillewe671/
Hillevi671/
Illiwit671/
Elewitt671/
Hilevio671/
Elesswi671/

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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 Ilewi
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