Ilulu Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ilulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilulu (10) may also be a first name.

Ilulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilulu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ilulu is the 711,133rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilulu live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 230,181. In Tanzania Ilulu is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 54 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 40 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jilulu91440/
Oilulu913/
Ailulu912/
Hilulu911/
Ilaulu911/
Iluulu911/
Gilulu911/
Hailulu83317/
Iloulou838/
Gilulau831/
Elulu807,390/
Ilolu80394/
Ululu8055/
Illoulou776/
Ailoulou771/
Iloğlu73423/
Elulou73296/
Iloelu7329/
Gelulu7319/
Hululu735/
Ailolu735/
Elhulu732/
Ellulu732/
Eleulu731/
Elgulu731/
Eluluu731/
Uloulu731/
Eloulou6713/
Jillolu678/
Jiloğlu672/
Yloulou671/
Elulouz671/
Ilouloe671/
Ailollu671/
Ellutlu671/

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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 Ilulu
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