Islemou Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Islemou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Islemou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Islemou (17) may also be a first name.

Islemou Last Name Facts

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

Islemou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻢ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Islemou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Islemou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Islemou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Islemou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 88 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Islemou occurs in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isslemou936/
Islmou923/
Iselmou8685/
Islimou8613/
Ilemo83355/
Ilemu83150/
Issellemou828/
Isslimou801/
Iseilmou801/
Ilemut77331/
Elemou7727/
Hilemo779/
Ilemot778/
Ilemoh777/
Ilemuo775/
Ilemmo775/
Iliemo775/
Gilemu772/
Ilemho772/
Ilemoa771/
Eilemo771/
Illemu771/
Islimu771/
Ilemos771/
Islema771/
Helemou71220/
Ailemoh7198/
Gillemo7112/
Hailemo7111/
Hileimo719/
Esslmou718/
Elemmou716/
Hileamo715/
Illimou712/
Ilemoye711/
Ilehemu711/
Hilgemo711/
Ilemuya711/
Ilemuja711/
Ailemau711/
Ailemho711/
Elemo672,951/
Elemu67789/
Ilimo67549/
Ilema67484/
Islma67457/
Ilimu67224/
Ilemuyat6716/
Hesslemo673/
Elemmouh672/
Ilemujat672/
Gillemui671/
Ylemo671/
Hillemoz670/

Islemou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Islemou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻠﻢaslm46.15
ﺇﺳﻠﻢaslm30.77
ﺍﺳﻠﻤﻮaslmw15.38
ﺇﺳﻠﻤﻮaslmw7.69

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