Iloba Surname
Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname
Iloba Surname User-submission:
The surname Iloba comes from a short form of Ilobabamechine which means 'my father's house will be not be empty'. It is popular among the Delta people of Nigeria.
Iloba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,473 | 1:120,260 | 7,937 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Iloba (271) may also be a first name.
Iloba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Iloba comes from a short form of Ilobabamechine which means 'my father's house will be not be empty'. It is popular among the Delta people of Nigeria.
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Where Does The Last Name Iloba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iloba has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iloba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iloba is the 246,410th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iloba live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most frequently used first name globally, held by 271 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,473 people, or 1 in 120,260. In Nigeria Iloba is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 59 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria Iloba is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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