Ahu Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Ahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6751:262,43415,045
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Indonesia1741:760,05358,179
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Peru461:690,95916,320
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ahu (6,645) may also be a first name.

Ahu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahu (Hindi: आहू, Marathi: अहु, Oriya: ଆହୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 214,545th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. The last name Ahu is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Ahu reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahu is also the 80,246th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,645 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 262,434. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 32 percent reside, Kaduna, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Ahu exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 18 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Ahu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ahu are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Ahu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,362 per year and in United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahau86136/
Hahu8683/
Aihu8639/
Ayhu8632/
Ahyu8618/
Ahiu8616/
Aheu8615/
Ahju866/
Aahu864/
Hu8016,960,671/
Au80231,186/
Ah8014,859/
Ahoue752,257/
Aihou75278/
Hahau75169/
Ahues75124/
Haheu7575/
Haihu7546/
Hahyu7514/
Aihau7514/
Ahuhe7511/
Auhou758/
Ahayu757/
Ahiue754/
Ahyus754/
Ahjau754/
Aihus751/
Gahyu751/
Ayhau751/
Ahuez751/
Ahjou751/
Gaihu751/
Ahjuh751/
Hahiu751/
Hou674,316,647/
Hui67470,645/
Huy67169,619/
Huu6785,834/
Gau6782,928/
Ash6768,185/
Hau6751,479/
Ayu6745,498/
Hut6715,401/
Hus6710,545/
Aju6710,304/
Huz678,064/
Aha676,557/
Hud675,457/
Ach673,389/
Aus672,902/
Aue672,833/
Aud672,739/
Hux672,275/
Auz672,223/
Heu672,196/
Huh672,088/
Hah671,741/
Aah671,574/
Huß671,504/
Hup671,230/
Aut67935/
Aux67769/
Ohu67767/
Aih67568/
Ağu67492/
Aiu67474/
Adh67473/
Aup67346/
Aph67221/
Huj67197/
Huş67186/
Ayh67176/
Auh67172/
Ahy67156/
Auu6787/
Huđ6753/
Eah6751/
Hahues6749/
Huț6741/
Auy6734/
Ahouet6731/
Aué6729/
Ahj6728/
Ajh6721/
Ahh6719/
Hhu6712/
Ahajud6711/
Auß6710/
Ahueth679/
Ahuett678/
Huš677/
Auš676/
Huď676/
Vanhuu676/
Hữu674/
Auê672/
Huệ672/
Hậu672/
Ahuech672/
Huí672/
Haihuu671/
Ahajau671/
Huá671/
Huë671/
Huì671/
Huș671/
Țau671/
Hahuet671/
Haihou671/
Gahaju671/
Ahouee671/
Ahouhe671/
Ahá671/
Ayhout671/

Ahu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahu in the Oriya language
ଆହୁahu50
ଅହୁahu25
ସାହୁsahu25
Ahu in the Hindi language
आहूahu41.67
अहुजahuja25
अहूahu16.67
ाहूahu8.33
आहुahu8.33
Ahu in the Marathi language
अहुahu40
आहूahu20
आहुahu20
ाहुahu10
लहूlahu10

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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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  • 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 Ahu
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