Iljev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Iljev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iljev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Iljev Last Name Facts

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

Iljev is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iljev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iljev is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Iljev live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Iljev is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Other than Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilijev911,306/
Iljeva915/
Iljevs912/
Ilijeva83376/
Iliev8053,119/
Ilyev80201/
Ilsev8036/
Ilgev8025/
Ilcev806/
Uljev801/
Iljew801/
Ilchev732,091/
Huljev73642/
Yiljep73268/
Ilgeiv7350/
Illiev7320/
Ilijew7316/
Giliev7314/
Gilyev7310/
Yilsev739/
Ailyev736/
Jiliev735/
Ioliev735/
Ilseva733/
Giljew733/
Ilceva732/
Illyev731/
Ulijev731/
Ailiev731/
Yiljeb731/
Ilijeb731/
Ilgiev731/
Ilzeev731/
Ilcheva672,199/
Ilzheev6744/
Ilgeeva6734/
Ileshev6719/
Jileaev6714/
Ilchiev6712/
Ilsheva679/
Igliyev674/
Ileseev673/
Hilchev672/
Gilziev671/
Ilzheva671/
Iolchev671/
Ilesevs671/
Illçeva671/

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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 Iljev
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