Chehu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Argentina

Chehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France431:1,544,714145,815
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Chéhu (1) are calculated separately.

Chehu (19) may also be a first name.

Chehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chehu (Hindi: चेहू, Marathi: चेहु) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Chéhu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chehu? popularity and diffusion

Chehu is the 1,882,912th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Chehu are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Chehu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

The surname Chehu is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 81 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Besides France Chehu exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chéhu931/
Chehou916,601/
Chehus9190/
Chehut9144/
Chehui9111/
Chehuh911/
Chehau911/
Hehu8953/
Cheihou83314/
Chehoud8354/
Cheehou8331/
Cheyhou834/
Chaehou834/
Chehout831/
Chehgou831/
Chehouy831/
Chehuis831/
Chejhou831/
Cheïhou831/
Chieu805,843/
Choeu801,826/
Cheou80279/
Chihu80192/
Hehou80141/
Hehus8013/
Cheyu8010/
Hehau807/
Cheiu807/
Cheju807/
Chhiu806/
Hehui806/
Cheșu804/
Heahu801/
Chehault772/
Chheihou771/
Chahou73105/
Chujhu7386/
Chihou7380/
Cheyou7347/
Chhoeu7332/
Chahuu7326/
Chihui7325/
Chohou7324/
Cheoux7320/
Chihau7319/
Chejou7318/
Chhieu7316/
Chheou736/
Chhoyu735/
Chaeui735/
Chejuu734/
Cheout734/
Chhoju733/
Chhuju733/
Chheau733/
Chieuh732/
Cheiou732/
Chijeu732/
Chyhui732/
Chohau731/
Cheiyu731/
Chiahu731/
Chiheu731/
Chihus731/
Hehoud731/
Chéhou731/
Cheaou731/
Chihut731/
Chejju731/
Chejui731/
Cheueu731/
Chuihu731/
Cheeyu731/
Hehuip731/
Chiu67135,263/
Chhajju671,205/
Heau67267/
Hjeu67233/
Chyu67156/
Hihu67127/
Chhoeuy6754/
Heyu6750/
Chéu6747/
Heiu6725/
Heju6725/
Chju6724/
Heou6721/
Chiahou6720/
Chahhou6712/
Chhoiju679/
Heeu674/
Chaihyu674/
Chhijju671/
Chihhui671/
Chuihui671/
Chiahuu671/
He'u671/
Chíu671/
Chahaou671/
Chihuis671/
Cheujeu671/
Cheujou671/
Cheujui671/
Cheouch671/
Chieout671/
Hyhu671/
Hjhu671/

Chehu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chehu in the Hindi language
चेहूcehu-
Chehu in the Marathi language
चेहुcehu66.67
चेहूcehu33.33

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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 Chehu
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