A Shehu Surname
820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
A Shehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 339 | 1:522,545 | 25,784 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashehu | 92 | 125 | / |
| Yau Shehu | 88 | 15 | / |
| Aih Shehu | 88 | 1 | / |
| A Shehuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yashehu | 86 | 29 | / |
| U Shehu | 86 | 5 | / |
| y Shehu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ya-U Shehu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yaya Shehu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yu Shehu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asheihou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ushehu | 77 | 662 | / |
| Ishehu | 77 | 349 | / |
| Ashehi | 77 | 47 | / |
| Asheha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ashihu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Eshehu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ashahu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yshehu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ashehough | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yushehu | 71 | 943 | / |
| Uyshehu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yishehu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Asheahe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ishehou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aishahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oiuwashehu | 71 | 1 | / |
| A Shaho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aasheeha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ah Shahi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Atchehou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yu-Shehu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esheyahu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 A Shehu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis