Ehi Surname

270,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0681:165,86410,349
Ivory Coast2171:106,3195,450
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
United States231:15,759,084542,937
India221:34,866,608408,224
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ehi (6,676) may also be a first name.

Ehi Last Name Facts

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

Ehi (Hindi: ेही, Oriya: ଏହି) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ehi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehi? popularity and diffusion

Ehi is the 270,023rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,043,284 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ehi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 80,012th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,676 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 165,864. In Nigeria Ehi is most numerous in: Edo, where 23 percent live, Benue, where 17 percent live and Kaduna, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 4 percent live.

Ehi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Ehi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehui867,629/
Ehie86325/
Hehi86312/
Ehai8680/
Ehei8620/
Ehoi8613/
Ejhi8612/
Ehiy867/
Ehih865/
Oehi864/
Aehi863/
Ehyi863/
Ehii861/
Hehei7527/
Ehihe7515/
Hehai758/
Hehui756/
Gehyi756/
Jehyi755/
Eihji755/
Ehiea754/
Eihie753/
Eijhi753/
Yehyi752/
Ehois752/
Hoehi752/
Ehieh752/
Ehhis751/
Ehaai751/
Ehitt751/
Iehii751/
Hehid751/
Hehis751/
Haehi751/
Ehiua751/
Gehii751/
Hiehi751/
Eheie751/
Ehist751/
Euhui751/
Yehiy751/
Ehyii751/
Ehoit750/
Yeh6728,911/
Hie6718,436/
Ahi678,778/
Ohi675,356/
Oei673,205/
Jhi672,993/
Jeh671,834/
Ehe671,135/
Gei671,004/
Jei67743/
Ihi67534/
Yhi67258/
Eeh67199/
Aei67174/
Iei67153/
Hji67144/
Euh6779/
Eai6751/
Eui6739/
Ehijeh6731/
Ehy6730/
Eei6724/
Hié6714/
Eiy6713/
Eyuhie6711/
Giehgi678/
Eoi677/
Jiehui677/
Ehj675/
Ejh673/
Ehijai673/
Eghiyo672/
Ehhiet672/
Jiehei672/
Ehiehe671/
Ehauyi671/
Ehiuie671/
E'I671/
Ehiehi671/
Hehuip671/
Aheihi671/
Ehouyi671/
Hehish671/
Heheij671/
Hiehie671/
Höi671/
Heuhei671/
Ehehie671/
Ejhijh671/
Ohiehi671/
Heheis670/
Ehoist670/

Ehi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ehi in the Oriya language
ଏହିehi-
Ehi in the Hindi language
ेहीehi82.35
एहीehi17.65

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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 Ehi
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