Iligo Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1161:336,54622,436
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Iligo Last Name Facts

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

Iligo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iligo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Iligo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iligo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Iligo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 336,546. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Soroti District, where 41 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 32 percent reside and Amuria District, where 22 percent reside. Not including Uganda Iligo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailigo916/
Iligoi913/
Iliego913/
Iligot911/
Illigo911/
Gilligo8333/
Iligoit836/
Yiligou835/
Ilaingo832/
Illigot832/
Illigou831/
Hiligot831/
Ilugo80262/
Iliga80125/
Ilego80114/
Eligo8043/
Uligo801/
Hilligot7730/
Hilligos775/
Yilligou771/
Hiligoss771/
Hilligop770/
Giliga73104/
Eligoi7370/
Jiliga7322/
Elligo7316/
Iligha7315/
Hiliga737/
Ileago735/
Illiga735/
Oiliga735/
Ailiga734/
Illego734/
Hilego734/
Heligo733/
Eligod733/
Geligo732/
Eliogo732/
Eligos732/
Gilego731/
Ilegoa731/
Elgigo731/
Uligho731/
Eliego731/
Hilligoss711,176/
Hilligost710/
Gillego671,642/
Ailigat67149/
Iluinga67116/
Gelligo6724/
Elligot677/
Hillego673/
Illegot672/
Illisga671/
Illigas671/
Heligot671/
Eligoit671/
Gailego671/
Ojliego671/
Ilighga671/
Hillugo671/
Gilliga671/
Uloigho671/
Hiligas670/
Eligott670/

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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 Iligo
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