Jamilu Surname

3,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jamilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria165,1821:1,072139
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
India141:54,790,384527,769
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jamilu (255,714) may also be a first name.

Jamilu Last Name Facts

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

Jamilu (Hindi: जमीलू, Marathi: जमीलू, Oriya: ଜମିଲୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jamilu.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jamilu is the 3,390th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 44,081 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamilu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,107th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 255,714 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 165,182 people, or 1 in 1,072. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 28 percent are found, Katsina, where 24 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Jamilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jamilu surname is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jammilu9296/
Djamilu9293/
Jamilou9285/
Jaimilu9246/
Jamilus9226/
Jamailu9224/
Jamiliu9218/
Ijamilu927/
Jamilau926/
Jaamilu926/
Jamiluu925/
Jahmilu922/
Jiamilu921/
Jamielu921/
Jamuilu921/
Jameilu921/
Jamilyu921/
Jhamilu921/
Jamiluh921/
Djamilou86491/
Tjamilou86136/
Djamilui8672/
Djamiliu865/
Jamihluu861/
Samilu83602/
Hamilu83130/
Jamulu8357/
Jamelu8317/
Zamilu8313/
Yamilu837/
Jomilu831/
Hamilou77623/
Zamilus77181/
Khamilu77123/
Ijamulu77108/
Samailu7775/
Yamilou7775/
Jammulu7762/
Jomilus778/
Samiliu776/
Jameelu776/
Zamilou775/
Jamelus774/
Jeamulu773/
Jameliu771/
Jamiloo771/
Samuilu771/
Haimilu771/
Yamiolu771/
Hasmilu771/
Jamullu771/
Camilau771/
Chamilou71196/
Hamilius7170/
Djameleu7114/
Jameelou717/
Zammilou711/
Hamoilou711/
Samailau711/
Jhomilus711/
Samelu67492/
Yamelu67162/
Yamulu6745/
Chamailou6731/
Chameilou678/
Saimailou672/
Djameleuh671/
Iamulu671/
Camelu671/
Zamelu671/
Jaimeluis671/
Hamelu671/
Khamgailu671/
Zomilu671/

Jamilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jamilu in the Oriya language
ଜମିଲୁjamilu75
ଜମିଲୁିନjamiluina25
Jamilu in the Hindi language
जमीलूjamilu54.19
जमीलुjamilu41.94
जमीलाjamila1.29
जमिलुjamilu1.29
जमीलाुjamilau0.65
Jamilu in the Marathi language
जमीलूjamilu40
जमीलुjamilu40
जिमलुjimalu20

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Footnotes

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