Ilokwu Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilokwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilokwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Ilokwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilokwu is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ilokwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilokwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Ilokwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ilokwu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Ilokwu is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 26 percent live, Adamawa, where 20 percent live and Enugu, where 16 percent live. Besides Nigeria Ilokwu occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Ilokwu Last Name Statistics demography

Ilokwu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iloekwu921/
Ilekwu836/
Ilogwu832/
Ilukwu831/
Ulokwu831/
Eliokwu7719/
Oylokwu771/
Iloghwu771/
Ilongwu771/
Ulekwu6751/
Elekwu6721/
Ilogbu6714/
Elogwu6712/
Ilegwu6710/
Elukwu678/
Ulakwu671/
Ulogwu671/
Eliakwu629/
Ailegwu624/
Ilaegwu623/
Eliogwu622/
Eilagwu621/
Ejlekwu621/
Ilogbou621/
Ilongvu621/
Elugwu50333/
Elagwu5060/
Elegwu5043/
Ulagwu5010/
Ulegwu503/

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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 Ilokwu
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