Ilihu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ilihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ilihu (28) may also be a first name.
Ilihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ilihu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilihu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ilihu is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilihu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilihu is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 28 people.
Ilihu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Ilihu is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 92 percent live and Zamfara, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jilihu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Iliou | 80 | 1,248 | / |
| Elihu | 80 | 692 | / |
| Ilhéu | 80 | 160 | / |
| Iloiu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ilieu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ilehu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eliahu | 73 | 678 | / |
| Ilioiu | 73 | 575 | / |
| Ilhéus | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ellihu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Elihui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Elihud | 73 | 8 | / |
| Illiou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ilioju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ileiju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ailiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elihou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elihut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilehou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ailhiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Illoiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Illieu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elihus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilijeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hilliou | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ilău | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ellihou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ilju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ilieșiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elihoud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ilihu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis