Iliyus Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iliyus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iliyus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Iliyus (50) may also be a first name.

Iliyus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iliyus (Hindi: इलियुस, Oriya: ଇଲିୟୁସ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliyus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Iliyus is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Iliyus live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Iliyus is most numerous in: Kogi, where 80 percent are found and Kano, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iliyuse921/
Iliyu9191/
Eliyus8314/
Ailiyu8312/
Iliyua831/
Ilieus831/
Ilyyuse771/
Heliyus771/
Ailiyou771/
Ileayus771/
Illiyou771/
Illieus770/
Ilyiu732/
Ilieu732/
Jliyu731/
Eliyud6715/
Eliyou676/
Eilyeu675/
Gilgeious671/
Ileayu671/
Iljiou671/
Elieus671/
Ilișiu671/
Illieu671/
Eligius6290/
Elijius622/
Eliyhau622/
Ilieșiu621/
Gillieu621/
Eliyouh621/
Gilgeous57177/
Eligiusz572/
Elligius571/
Jilgeous571/
Elieu5524/
Elyeu5516/
Etillieux5336/
Gillgeous531/
Eylieu5022/
Ileeju507/
Eelyeu501/
Elihiu501/
Elyeju501/
Elijuh501/

Iliyus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iliyus in the Hindi language
इलियुसiliyusa-
Iliyus in the Oriya language
ଇଲିୟୁସiliyusa-

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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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  • 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 Iliyus
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