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 borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilmu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Ilmu reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ilmu is also the 235,970th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,138 people.

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