Ismailu Surname

361,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ismailu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ismailu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9871:179,47611,042
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ismailu (556) may also be a first name.

Ismailu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ismailu (Hindi: इस्माइलु, Marathi: माईलू) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ismailu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,434th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ismailu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 356,749th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 556 people.

The last name Ismailu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 179,476. In Nigeria Ismailu is primarily found in: Taraba, where 32 percent are found, Adamawa, where 19 percent are found and Gombe, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ismailou931,991/
Ismayilu9325/
Ismailau934/
Ismailiu931/
Ismaielu931/
Ismaialu931/
Ismalu925/
Ismilu922/
Ismaillou8825/
Issmailou888/
Yismayilu883/
Ismaailou882/
Ismalou8619/
Usmailu8612/
Ismilou865/
Ismaliu863/
Imailou861/
Ismaleu861/
Esmailu861/
Ismaelu861/
Imalu83470/
Imilu838/
Ismayelu8025/
Ismaãlou8010/
Ismaïlou803/
Ismaelou803/
Esmailou801/
Ismaîlou801/
Ismayalu801/
Eesmailu801/
Jimilu7764/
Jimalu7754/
Gimalu7743/
Imoilu7721/
Himalu7717/
Jmailu7710/
Imalau778/
Imaliu777/
Imaelu772/
Aimalu772/
Imilou772/
Imaulu771/
Imilus771/
Ismelu771/
Imaluh771/
Usmalu771/
Imallu771/
Imilau771/
Esmaillou755/
Ishmayalu751/
Esmilou7147/
Esmailloup7115/
Esmilus716/
Jiemilu712/
Aimallu712/
Itmallu712/
Esmalui711/
Haimilu711/
Esmatlu711/
Haimalu711/
Eimallu711/
Jimilus711/
Imalous711/
Emalu67997/
Emilu67275/
Imelu6727/
Jmilu6715/
Gaimeilu678/
Himaulud674/
Gimilheu671/
Esmioğlu671/
Imalú671/
Esmayulu671/
Immayelu671/
Ismayloe671/

Ismailu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ismailu in the Marathi language
माईलूma'ilu-
Ismailu in the Hindi language
इस्माइलुisma'ilu75
इस्माइलisma'ila25

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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 Ismailu
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