Halihu Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Halihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 163 | 1:1,086,765 | 45,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
Halihu (78) may also be a first name.
Halihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Halihu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halihu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Halihu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 78 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 34 percent live, Sokoto, where 18 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
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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 Halihu
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