Ilumun Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ilumun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilumun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195

Ilumun (149) may also be a first name.

Ilumun Last Name Facts

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

Ilumun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ilumun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilumun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ilumun is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Ilumun is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilumun are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilumun is also the 754,880th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 149 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Ilumun is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 96 percent live and Kaduna, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 39 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iolumun9211/
Illumun921/
Ulumun8335/
Ilumon831/
Iloumon7724/
Elumusen711/
Elumum672/
Ilomon672/
Hellumund671/
Eloumoune671/
Elumon671/
Ailomon626/
Yilomon621/
Elomon50209/
Êlomon501/

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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 Ilumun
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