Ilotu Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ilotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567

Ilotu (30) may also be a first name.

Ilotu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilotu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilotu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilotu reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ilotu is also the 1,911,214th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 212,170. In Uganda it is most common in: Serere District, where 53 percent live, Soroti District, where 19 percent live and Amuria District, where 14 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilottu9119/
Iliotu919/
Iloutou8327/
Hilotus830/
Ulotu80703/
Elotu80455/
Iletu8076/
Ilatu8040/
Ilutu8035/
Ilouthuy7716/
Illoutou771/
Jilatu73714/
Ilatou73397/
Iliatu7318/
Eliotu7310/
Islatu735/
Gelotu735/
Ailatu733/
Ojlotu733/
Helotu732/
Elyotu732/
Ilutus731/
Hulotu731/
Ullotu731/
Illutu731/
Illatou67226/
Illathu6717/
Ilattou6714/
Gelotou6711/
Illattu676/
Gelothu675/
Ailatuy674/
Eliotou674/
Iliatou672/
Eloutou671/
Illiatu671/
Gelotau671/
Ilhatou671/
Illyatu671/
Ilathus671/

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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 Ilotu
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