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

The surname Iluwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iluwa is the 921,780th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iluwa are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iluwa is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Iluwa is most common in: Delta, where 48 percent are found, Edo, where 39 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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/
Illiwwa671/
Ellouwa671/
Ilyueva671/

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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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