Iluwa Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Iluwa (58) may also be a first name.

Iluwa Last Name Facts

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

Iluwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iluwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 921,780th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Iluwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iluwa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iluwa is also the 1,295,729th most common first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Iluwa is most frequent in: Delta, where 48 percent are found, Edo, where 39 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Iluwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilouwa9194/
Ilauwa9114/
Jiluwa9113/
Ailuwa917/
Hiluwa915/
Iluwat914/
Oiluwa913/
Illuwa912/
Ieluwa911/
Iluwua911/
Ilhuwa911/
Iluway911/
Illouwa8337/
Ieluwah831/
Yiluwat831/
Jilouwa831/
Eluwa807,430/
Iluba80542/
Uluwa80394/
Iluwo80291/
Iluwe8021/
Iliwa8020/
Iluwi804/
Iluva803/
Illouwai778/
Giluva73675/
Eluwah73278/
Heluwa7368/
Eleuwa7349/
Ilouba7348/
Yiliwa7341/
Iluvga7334/
Hyluwa7324/
Hiluba7321/
Hiliwa7318/
Uluwai7316/
Eluuwa7312/
Jiliwa7310/
Elouwa7310/
Ileuva739/
Iliewa738/
Huluwa736/
Ilueva735/
Eluwai735/
Eliuwa734/
Eluwua733/
Illiwa733/
Jiluva733/
Euluwa733/
Eluwau733/
Ilubea732/
Ileuba732/
Elluwa732/
Eiliwa732/
Eluiwa731/
Uluwah731/
Ilowwa731/
Uluewa731/
Uluwwa731/
Ilubai731/
Iliuva731/
Uluway731/
Ilubay731/
Iliwai731/
Iloway731/
Ilouwo731/
Ilhouwass711/
Huluwai6720/
Illoway6718/
Jilubai6714/
Uluwwah6712/
Ilubhai676/
Jilouva673/
Hilouwe671/
Illouua671/
Illihwa671/
Illouba671/
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Ellouwa671/
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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 Iluwa
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