Illigh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Illigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Illigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Illigh has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Illigh.

How Common Is The Last Name Illigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Illigh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Illigh are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Mahgreb.

Illigh is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. In Algeria Illigh is most prevalent in: Illizi Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Algeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilligh921/
Gilligh920/
Illig913,949/
Iligh91321/
Gillig832,001/
Hillig831,927/
Ailigh83299/
Hiligh8360/
Uiligh8315/
Jillig832/
Ileigh831/
Isligh831/
Ulligh830/
Ilig80730/
Gillikh77113/
Heiligh7727/
Heillig7724/
Héiligh771/
Hiliugh771/
Gilig731,584/
Hilig73714/
Ellig73312/
Ilegh73239/
Illik73195/
Eligh73129/
Ullig7397/
Illic7340/
Ilhig7338/
Illeg7315/
Ilikh732/
Oilig732/
Jilig731/
Ilygh731/
Ihlig731/
Illiq731/
Jllig730/
Itlig730/
Hilligsø7126/
Heilig678,476/
Oillic67628/
Illick67201/
Hellig67145/
Hillix67113/
Gillic67111/
Ellikh6759/
Hillik6717/
Yillik6717/
Esligh6710/
Gilleg679/
Gilikh678/
Illiuk677/
Heligh673/
Hielig673/
Elliog672/
Gellig672/
Hailig672/
Elligs671/
Illeik671/
Iligue671/
Elaigh671/
Ailegh671/
Ulluig671/
Uhligh671/
Hilegh671/
Hilliq670/
Hilleg670/

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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 Illigh
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