Illou Surname
Approximately 5,848 people bear this surname
Illou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,835 | 1:3,289 | 326 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Illou (2,316) may also be a first name.
Illou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Illou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻠﻮ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Illou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Illou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 82,800th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,246,160 people. Illou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Illou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 154,703rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 2,316 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 5,835 people, or 1 in 3,289. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent live, Maradi Region, where 9 percent live and Diffa Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Niger it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Illou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Illou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﻠﻮ | aylw | - |
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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 Illou
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