Illegems Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Illegems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illegems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2271:50,6468,264
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397

Illegems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Illegems is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illegems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Illegems is the 1,011,991st most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Illegems reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 50,646. In Belgium Illegems is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live. Apart from Belgium Illegems is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Illeghems9423/
Hillegems942/
Ilegems93178/
Ielegems88133/
Hilegems8832/
Iliegems882/
Hielegems8239/
Hullegems821/
Ilegoms802/
Illigens75121/
Elligens6334/
Jilesens631/
Heiligenst561/
Elegins530/

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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
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  • 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 Illegems
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