Ilyasu Surname

19,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilyasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilyasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,3711:6,472783
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilyasu (20,754) may also be a first name.

Ilyasu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilyasu (Hindi: इल्यासु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilyasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,766th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 262,794 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ilyasu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,790th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 20,754 people.

The surname Ilyasu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 27,371 people, or 1 in 6,472. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 33 percent are found, Katsina, where 13 percent are found and Jigawa, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Ilyasu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ilyasu surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ilyasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilyasu in the Hindi language
इल्यासुilyasu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ilyasu
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