Illim Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Illim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Illim (33) may also be a first name.

Illim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Illim is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Illim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Illim is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Illim is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Illim reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Illim is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Illim is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillim91379/
Hillim915/
Illime912/
Yillim911/
Ilim891,057/
Gilliom83384/
Gillaim8313/
Gilluim832/
Hilleim831/
Hilim803,382/
Islim80925/
Illin80672/
Gilim80195/
Ilgim8054/
Ellim8040/
Ailim8028/
Jilim8025/
Ilime8019/
Eilim809/
Üllim808/
Ullim807/
Yilim806/
Illem806/
Ilaim806/
Iliem805/
Uilim803/
Ilitm801/
Ihlim801/
Iliom801/
Ileim801/
Iluim801/
Gillheim7735/
Hillheim7712/
Illing734,179/
Gillin732,699/
Hillin731,118/
Illien73859/
Gillem73589/
Illion73124/
Illina7378/
Islaim7368/
Hailim7329/
Hillem7320/
Hellim7318/
Elliem7317/
Iellin7312/
Yislim7310/
Giliom736/
Yillem735/
Hilime735/
Ellism735/
Ailime733/
Isleim733/
Jillin733/
Ulliem733/
Islime732/
Hullim732/
Oilime732/
Huilim732/
Eillin731/
Jilime731/
Jillem731/
Illeam731/
Illgin731/
Illind731/
Aihlim731/
Gellim731/
Ilihme731/
Uillin731/
Illeme731/
Ilaime731/
Elliom731/
Isllem731/
Elhlim731/
Jielim731/
Iellem731/
Hiliom731/
Ellime730/
Ilin6767,500/
Elim678,437/
Hilling672,153/
Gillion671,993/
Ilem671,519/
Ulim67548/
Huillin67276/
Jilling67132/
Ilimova6756/
Yilling6718/
Hillien6718/
Ilym6711/
Gillina678/
Yislime677/
Eilling677/
Hileime674/
Jillion673/
Jillien672/
Eillien672/
Helluim671/
Jillemg671/
Jillina671/
Gilleem671/
Uihleim671/
Illn671/
Illling671/
Ylim671/
Huillem671/
Gillhem671/
Jlim671/
Aisllin671/
Gellaim671/
Jillinn671/
Jitlime671/
Haillin671/
Gillinn670/
Gilleam670/
Gillgin670/

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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 Illim
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