Iluku Surname

152,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Iluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2571:32,7344,066
Nigeria2881:615,07929,261
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iluku (39) may also be a first name.

Iluku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iluku is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iluku.

How Common Is The Last Name Iluku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,127th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,518,157 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iluku are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Iluku is also the 1,637,361st most common forename throughout the world, held by 39 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,257 people, or 1 in 32,734. Outside of The DR Congo Iluku exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Iluku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Iluku last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilukui91291/
Ilukut91145/
Hiluku9181/
Jiluku914/
Ileuku912/
Ilukau912/
Ailuku912/
Iliuku911/
Giluku911/
Ilaukut836/
Iloukou835/
Ilukkut831/
Eluku80868/
Iloku80521/
Uluku8043/
Iliku804/
Ailoukou771/
Iloukouï771/
Heluku73151/
Ulukou7322/
Ulukuh739/
Huluku737/
Elukhu732/
Ulukau731/
Hiliku731/
Jiliku731/
Eloukou67516/
Hulukuh6714/
Elukush6712/
Gelukau678/

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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 Iluku
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