Ilow Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Poland

Ilow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ilow (37) may also be a first name.

Ilow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilow is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Ilow reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 37 people.

The last name Ilow is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 64 percent live, Ebonyi, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Ilow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ilow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ilow surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ilow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Ilow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilow892,230/
Ilowa891,290/
Ihlow89390/
Jilow8929/
Ilowe897/
Illow892/
Yilow891/
Hillow808,028/
Jilowa801,177/
Hilowe80198/
Yilowa8062/
Jillow8020/
Hailow807/
Goilow803/
Illowa803/
Jiliow802/
Uillow801/
Hilowa801/
Ailowa801/
Jislow801/
Hiloow801/
Ilov75954/
Ulow75559/
Ilaw75516/
Ilof75165/
Elow75112/
Ilob752/
Jlow751/
Hillowe739/
Hilouwe731/
Ilova671,017/
Elowa67616/
Ilyov67202/
Iloff67179/
Helow67165/
Ilgov67160/
Elowe67158/
Ellow67148/
Ilawe67109/
Iliov6760/
Gilov6739/
Yilaw6735/
Ehlow6723/
Ailov6712/
Iolov6711/
Hulow6710/
Hilov678/
Aylow677/
Hilob675/
Illof675/
Iloev674/
Iloph674/
Hylow673/
Oilov673/
Illov673/
Eliow673/
Uhlow672/
Jilob672/
Jilaw672/
Jilov671/
Islov671/
Jllow671/
Ilhaw671/
Hilaw671/
Elowf671/
Gilof671/
Ullow671/
Iluob671/
Illaw671/
Iloft671/
Iloif671/
Jylow671/
Yilov671/
Hilof671/
Elhow671/
Jloyw671/
Eulow670/
Heilhows670/

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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
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  • 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 Ilow
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