Islamu Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Islamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 195 | 1:271,495 | 21,426 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Islamu (1,849) may also be a first name.
Islamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Islamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Islamu (Hindi: इस्लामू, Marathi: लामू) is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Islamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,085,744th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Islamu are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Islamu is also the 177,272nd most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 1,849 people.
The last name Islamu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania Islamu is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 96 percent live, Lindi Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Islamu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamou | 92 | 22 | / |
| Islamus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ishlamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ilamu | 91 | 91 | / |
| Islamoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hilamu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Ailamu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Jilamu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Iliamu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yilamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ilamou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ilamau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ilgamou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ilhamou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Islamoo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Illamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ailamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elamu | 73 | 1,269 | / |
| Ilomu | 73 | 391 | / |
| Isloumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Illgamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilliamu | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yolamu | 67 | 2,763 | / |
| Eliamu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ailomu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Elyamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilomut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eleamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ellamu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eslomu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Helamu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gelamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elasmu | 67 | 1 | / |
Islamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Islamu in the Marathi language | ||
| लामू | lamu | - |
| Islamu in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्लामू | islamu | 57.86 |
| इस्लामु | islamu | 40.38 |
| ईस्लामू | islamu | 0.44 |
| इसलामु | isalamu | 0.44 |
| इस्लाम | islama | 0.29 |
| इस्लमू | islamu | 0.29 |
| ईस्लामु | islamu | 0.15 |
| इसलाम | isalama | 0.15 |
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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 Islamu
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