Ilmu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ilmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Ilmu (1,138) may also be a first name.

Ilmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilmu (Hindi: इलमू, Russian: Ильму) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilmu? popularity and diffusion

Ilmu is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Ilmu are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ilmu is also the 235,970th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,138 people.

The last name Ilmu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 47 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 27 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 13 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilmou8924/
Hilmu8913/
Ilmud899/
Illmu893/
Ilmus892/
Yilmu891/
Eilmus8045/
Yilmut8037/
Ilmeus8015/
Yilmud8014/
Hilmus805/
Islmou803/
Gilmou801/
Illmau801/
Elmu7522/
Ulmu756/
Jlmu751/
Iselmou7385/
Hillmus736/
Yilmoup731/
Ilehemu731/
Yilmoud731/
Ailemau731/
Isselmou671,845/
Yolmu67611/
Helmu67256/
Elmou67139/
Elmut6765/
Yilmuhyi6728/
Elmus6721/
Elmau676/
Hulmu672/
Gelmu672/
Elmeu671/
Elmuś671/
Ulmau671/

Ilmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilmu in the Hindi language
इलमूilamu66.67
इलमुilamu14.29
इल्मुilmu9.52
इल्मूilmu9.52
Ilmu in the Russian language
Ильмуilmu-

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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 Ilmu
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