Ilwanu Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ilwanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilwanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290

Ilwanu Last Name Facts

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

Ilwanu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilwanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilwanu are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Soroti District, where 43 percent reside, Amuria District, where 16 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yilwanu9225/
Ilwangu9210/
Ilwanou921/
Elwanu83201/
Iluanu832/
Elwangu77127/
Ilwongu775/
Ilbonu678/
Elwenu676/
Eluanu671/
Iluonu671/
Elwongu62108/
Elvanus6224/
Eluonu5015/
Uluonu504/

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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 Ilwanu
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