Ilu Surname

77,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,2491:33,7482,772
Indonesia4541:291,29826,005
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Israel1001:85,57610,209
India701:10,958,077204,613
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ilu (8,244) may also be a first name.

Ilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilu (Bengali: ইলু, Hindi: ईलू, Marathi: इलू, Oriya: ଇଲୁ, Russian: Илу) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,828th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,160,068 people. The surname Ilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ilu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,676th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 8,244 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,249 people, or 1 in 33,748. In Nigeria Ilu is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 23 percent reside and Yobe, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Ilu occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Ilu Last Name Statistics demography

Ilu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilou864,940/
Hilu864,597/
Illu861,722/
Ilus86818/
Eilu86793/
Yilu86789/
Ilau86636/
Ilut86527/
Jilu86328/
Ailu86319/
Iolu86305/
Iliu86206/
Ileu86189/
Iluz86167/
Gilu86130/
Iluh8659/
Ilyu8657/
Ilud8649/
Iluț8643/
Ilhu8628/
Iluy8626/
Ilup8626/
Itlu8621/
Ilui8618/
Oilu8614/
Ielu8612/
Iluu8610/
Ilgu868/
Islu865/
Hailu75593,084/
Illou755,848/
Hilou752,370/
Illut751,695/
Ilius75704/
Hillu75614/
Iliut75612/
Iluis75418/
Ilheu75388/
Ileus75247/
Ailyu75206/
Ihlau75198/
Illus75193/
Jilus75185/
Iliuț75166/
Gilau75140/
Ileut7592/
Hilus7590/
Jiliu7566/
Eilau7555/
Gillu7547/
Hiluy7547/
Hilau7545/
Gilou7543/
Illiu7542/
Ilous7535/
Jillu7535/
Ailus7533/
Ilouz7531/
Gailu7531/
Jilou7531/
Ilaud7530/
Ilhou7529/
Iliau7528/
Heilu7523/
Ailou7523/
Yilau7521/
Hileu7520/
Illud7520/
Jilau7519/
Ilaut7517/
Eileu7516/
Yillu7513/
Huilu7513/
Ilouj7513/
Islou7512/
Ailup7512/
Iloud7511/
Aileu7511/
Ailau7510/
Yiliu759/
Yilou759/
Jiluh757/
Ailiu756/
Islau756/
Goilu756/
Ailhu756/
Aillu755/
Giliu755/
Illuh755/
Illau755/
Hilux755/
Eiluz755/
Jilgu754/
Ilahu754/
Illuz754/
Iluța754/
Hitlu754/
Iliup753/
Ittlu753/
Iluss753/
Ihlou753/
Hilut753/
Uilou752/
Itlau752/
Ilush752/
Ilyau752/
Iluch752/
Iliud751/
Aailu751/
Yilhu751/
Yiluu751/
Yitlu751/
Uihlu751/
Ailgu751/
Ilohu751/
Ilust751/
Ilout751/
Iloux751/
Ilouy751/
Iliuş751/
Hiluś751/
Uillu751/
Iluht751/
Aislu751/
Ioluh751/
Yilus751/
Iolau751/
Ijluy751/
Illup751/
Ilutd751/
Hilyu751/
Eilus750/
Oilus750/
Ulu6731,215/
Illouz674,707/
Elu674,356/
Hilout67281/
Hillus67213/
Jillui67122/
Hilaus67121/
Hilouz67112/
Hillou67111/
Ilheus6793/
Jilius6774/
Illius6759/
Gilgau6748/
Hailou6745/
Hillau6743/
Jilluh6727/
Jillou6721/
Gillou6719/
Giliau6717/
Hiolou6716/
Haileu6714/
Hileus6713/
Aillud6713/
Jiliuh6713/
Hiliau6710/
Ilyuha6710/
Ailout6710/
Hilius6710/
Ylu6710/
Illous6710/
Jlu679/
Ihlius679/
Yilgou678/
Gailou676/
Illlou676/
Hilahu675/
Jileus675/
Jieliu675/
Iliaus675/
Haillu675/
Yilhau675/
Illout675/
Illouy675/
Aggilu674/
Hiloud674/
Itellu673/
Aillou672/
Huiliu672/
Ailoud672/
Illoud672/
Gailyu672/
Hailux672/
Hailui672/
Iló672/
Heiliu672/
Illusd672/
Jilauh671/
Jillus671/
Huilau671/
Ileush671/
Ilyuch671/
Gilluy671/
Aaillu671/
Aailou671/
Ailleu671/
Uhielu671/
Haailu671/
Jilaus671/
Iluich671/
Illaud671/
Illiuy671/
Illouh671/
Ilhoud671/
Hilaut671/
Hilleu671/
Hillux671/
Jilgou671/
Uilous671/
Yillou671/
Hailau671/
Gailau671/
Eileus671/
Eislou671/
Ailéou671/
Huilup671/
Giluih671/
Goilou671/
Huilui671/
Oilius670/
Heilus670/
Ailous670/
Hislup670/

Ilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilu in the Bengali language
ইলুilu-
Ilu in the Oriya language
ଇଲୁilu92.31
ଇଲୁାଇଁilua'im3.08
ଈଲୁilu1.54
Ilu in the Marathi language
इलूilu60.38
इलुilu21.15
ईलुilu12.69
ईलूilu4.62
ईळूilu0.77
इळूilu0.38
Ilu in the Hindi language
ईलूilu43.96
इलूilu30.22
इलुilu15.38
ईलुilu9.34
Ilu in the Russian language
Илуilu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ilu
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