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

The surname Islemou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻢ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Islemou? popularity and diffusion

Islemou is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Islemou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Islemou reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Islemou is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 88 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent reside.

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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