Iyelu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iyelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iyelu (11) may also be a first name.

Iyelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyelu is found most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyelu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Iyelu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Iyelu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Iyelu is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 95 percent are found and Abim District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Uganda Iyelu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiyelu915/
Iyelou911/
Yelu89425/
Ielu8912/
Aaiyelu833/
Ayelu806,995/
Yellu801,022/
Yelou80757/
Iyalu80687/
Ijelu80419/
YeLiu80329/
Iyolu80113/
Yealu80107/
Oyelu8096/
Hyelu8079/
Yeluh809/
Yelau808/
Aielu808/
Yelgu808/
Uyelu806/
Uielu804/
Aiylu801/
Hayelu733,220/
Yellou7390/
Ojielu7370/
Yelgou7318/
Yealou739/
Ayelou737/
Gijelu736/
Haielu734/
Jeyelu734/
Iyiolu733/
Haiylu731/
Ayelyu731/
Yeyelu731/
Uhielu731/
Geyelu731/
Yellau731/
Yellgu731/
Yejelu731/
Yejalu731/
Yehliu731/
Iyyalu731/
Iyaleu731/
Joyelu731/
Yelliu731/
Eelu67890/
Eilu67793/
Eulu67460/
Ailu67319/
Uylu67313/
Oylu67252/
Aylu67223/
Ileu67189/
Yeoulou67107/
İyioğlu6760/
Aelu6740/
Aihielu6736/
Oilu6714/
Yayelou6711/
Ealu679/
Eylu679/
Isayalu677/
Yawelut674/
Oelu673/
Ojiealu672/
Uelu672/
Ijeyalu671/
Ichealu671/
Ayelout671/
Yejallu671/
Ijiyalu671/
Ejlu671/

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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 Iyelu
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