Ilim Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ilim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4861:364,49119,517
Turkey3211:242,43416,963
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ilim (1,895) may also be a first name.

Ilim Last Name Facts

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

Ilim (Bengali: ইলিম, Hindi: इलीम, Marathi: इलीम, Oriya: ଇଲିମ, Russian: Илим) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,158th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Ilim live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 174,636th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 1,895 people.

The last name Ilim is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 364,491. In Nigeria Ilim is primarily found in: Benue, where 90 percent are found, Taraba, where 7 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Ilim Last Name Statistics demography

Ilim earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilim893,382/
Islim89925/
Gilim89195/
Ilgim8954/
Ailim8928/
Jilim8925/
Ilime8919/
Eilim899/
Illim897/
Yilim896/
Ilaim896/
Iliem895/
Uilim893/
Ilitm891/
Ihlim891/
Iliom891/
Ileim891/
Iluim891/
Gillim80379/
Islaim8068/
Hailim8029/
Yislim8010/
Giliom806/
Hilime805/
Hillim805/
Ailime803/
Isleim803/
Islime802/
Illime802/
Oilime802/
Huilim802/
Jilime801/
Aihlim801/
Ilihme801/
Ilaime801/
Yillim801/
Jielim801/
Hiliom801/
Ilin7567,500/
Elim758,437/
Ilem751,519/
Ulim75548/
Ilym7511/
Ylim751/
Jlim751/
Gilliom73384/
Ilimova7356/
Gillaim7313/
Yislime737/
Hileime734/
Gilluim732/
Uihleim731/
Hilleim731/
Jitlime731/
Ilina67115,384/
Ilgin679,958/
Helim671,696/
Illin67672/
Iglin67542/
Jilin67451/
Gilin67436/
Elime67381/
Gilem67379/
Iling67322/
Hilem67274/
Ileme67264/
Islem67230/
Gelim67153/
Islin67145/
Yilin67141/
Ailin67137/
Elaim67127/
Ilion6797/
Ilhem6796/
Ilien6789/
Il'in6741/
Ellim6740/
Jilem6738/
Gillheim6735/
Eslim6735/
Ealim6731/
Hulim6730/
Aylim6729/
Yolim6729/
Iolin6728/
Hilin6726/
Ailem6725/
Eliem6719/
Uliem6714/
Hillheim6712/
Ulaim6710/
Eilin679/
Eliom679/
Ielem678/
Üllim678/
Ullim677/
Uilem676/
Illem676/
Eylim676/
Ielin676/
Iluin675/
Ihlem675/
Oilin674/
Itlin674/
Etlim674/
Ileem673/
Eulim673/
Yilem672/
Ajlim672/
Oilem672/
Hylim672/
Uylim672/
Ailym672/
Ilind671/
Elitm671/
Ylime671/
Ileum671/
Ilaimová671/
Uluim671/
Eilem671/
Eloim671/
Elhim671/
Ilğin671/
Heilheim670/
Uhlim670/

Ilim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilim in the Bengali language
ইলিমilima-
Ilim in the Oriya language
ଇଲିମilima-
Ilim in the Marathi language
इलीमilima90.91
ईलीमilima9.09
Ilim in the Hindi language
इलीमilima85.71
इलिमilima14.29
Ilim in the Russian language
Илимilim-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ilim
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