Dihiru Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Dihiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dihiru (67) may also be a first name.
Dihiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dihiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dihiru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dihiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dihiru live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dihiru is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 67 people.
Dihiru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 23 percent are found, Gombe, where 13 percent are found and Yobe, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dihirou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dihirus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Diehirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Diheru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Duhiru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dijiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dyhiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Duhairu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Deahiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dehirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dehirui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djiru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dehiroux | 71 | 9 | / |
| Deahirou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dajhirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diehrust | 71 | 0 | / |
| Djireu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Djirou | 67 | 112 | / |
| Dierou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deheru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dieruz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dierau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dierup | 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 Dihiru
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