Illum Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Illum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5631:10,026936
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Illum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Illum is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Illum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 408,080th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Illum are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 10,026. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent are found. Barring Denmark it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Illum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Illum last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

Illum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillum916,778/
Illume9129/
Illium9110/
Jillum918/
Hillum918/
Ilum89489/
Gillium83146/
Illeume832/
Gilleum832/
Gilluim832/
Jillium831/
Gillaum831/
Gaillum831/
Gilloum831/
Islum801,341/
Ullum80758/
Hilum80186/
Jilum80144/
Ilume80134/
Ilyum8099/
Ellum8096/
Gilum8028/
Ilium8016/
Illom808/
Eilum807/
Ailum802/
Iloum801/
Iluim801/
Illun801/
Yilum801/
Ilhum801/
Ilumm801/
Ileum801/
Aillaume7721/
Gilliaum7715/
Yillaume771/
Hillumth770/
Hellum731,308/
Hullum73698/
Hilume7323/
Illung7318/
Ailoum739/
Jillom737/
Gillun736/
Ellium735/
Gailum735/
Yilgum734/
Jilume734/
Hyllum733/
Gellum733/
Ayllum733/
Hillom732/
Iloume732/
Gilgum732/
Gilium732/
Hiolum732/
Ilusme731/
Islaum731/
Hiloum731/
Aailum731/
Yollum731/
Yilaum731/
Ilumhe731/
Illoun731/
Hailum731/
Goilum731/
Illiun731/
Gilhum730/
Eallum730/
Hillun730/
Ulum6734,084/
Elum673,792/
Ilom67805/
Hailume67266/
Ilun67250/
Hjøllum6724/
Hillung6710/
Aychillhum676/
Elloume676/
Hellium673/
Helloum673/
Jillaun671/
Jlum671/
Helluim671/
Gelloum671/
Gilliun671/
Ilhoume671/
Gellium671/
Gilluin670/
Gillunn670/
Gillaun670/
Gillgun670/
Gelleum670/
Ylum670/

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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 Illum
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