Iligh Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iligh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iligh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iligh (34) may also be a first name.

Iligh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iligh is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iligh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iligh? popularity and diffusion

Iligh is the 851,613th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname Iligh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iligh are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iligh is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 34 people.

Iligh is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 565,951. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 94 percent are found, Kaduna, where 3 percent are found and Ogun, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Iligh exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailigh91299/
Hiligh9160/
Uiligh9115/
Illigh913/
Isligh911/
Ileigh911/
Ilig89730/
Heiligh8327/
Héiligh831/
Hilligh831/
Hiliugh831/
Gilligh830/
Illig803,949/
Gilig801,584/
Hilig80714/
Ilegh80239/
Eligh80129/
Ilhig8038/
Oilig802/
Ilikh802/
Jilig801/
Ihlig801/
Ilygh801/
Itlig800/
Heilig738,476/
Gillig732,001/
Hillig731,927/
Esligh7310/
Gilikh738/
Heligh733/
Hielig733/
Hailig732/
Jillig732/
Elaigh731/
Hilegh731/
Ailegh731/
Uhligh731/
Iligue731/
Ulligh730/
Ilic679,032/
Ilik678,086/
Elig67454/
Ulig67137/
Gillikh67113/
Heillig6724/
Ilix6719/
Ileg6710/
Ylig675/
Iliq675/
Ilug674/
Jlig671/
Heilieg671/
Heilegh671/
Ilyg671/

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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 Iligh
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