Hehu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Hehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hehu (46) may also be a first name.

Hehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hehu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hehu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Hehu occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Hehu reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hehu is also the 1,484,914th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Hehu is primarily found in: Kano, where 63 percent are found, Sokoto, where 30 percent are found and Adamawa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hehou89141/
Chehu8997/
Hehus8913/
Hehau897/
Hehui896/
Hoehu893/
Haehu892/
Heahu891/
Ehu86938/
Chehou806,601/
Chehus8090/
Chehut8044/
Chehui8011/
Ehiehu802/
Chehuh801/
Hehoud801/
Chehau801/
Hehuip801/
Hieu7557,028/
Ehui757,629/
Ehou751,300/
Heau75267/
Hjeu75233/
Hihu75127/
Heyu7550/
Ehuh7529/
Heiu7525/
Heju7525/
Heou7521/
Ehau7518/
Aehu7516/
Hoeu7514/
Haeu759/
Eheu755/
Ehuy755/
Ahhu754/
Eihu754/
Heeu754/
Euhu752/
Ihhu752/
Eahu752/
Yheu752/
Ehuj752/
Ehhu751/
Oheu751/
He'u751/
Eehu751/
Ehuu751/
Ehux751/
Hyhu751/
Iheu751/
Hjhu751/
Cheihou73314/
Chehoud7354/
Cheehou7331/
Cheyhou734/
Chaehou734/
Chehout731/
Chehgou731/
Chehouy731/
Chehuis731/
Chejhou731/
Cheïhou731/
Chieu675,843/
Choeu671,826/
Heyou671,464/
Yehou67894/
Hahou67641/
Cheou67279/
Chihu67192/
Haeou67179/
Hohuu67143/
Hiahu67104/
Ehoud6794/
Heius6778/
Hejou6742/
Jahhu6727/
Hoahu6727/
Hohou6726/
Gejhu6719/
Hihui6717/
He'eu6714/
Ahhuy6712/
Jehui6711/
Hejiu6711/
Cheyu6710/
Hoeuy679/
Gehou679/
Kheju678/
Jehou678/
Heout678/
Cheiu677/
Cheju677/
Jiheu677/
Chhiu676/
Hihou676/
Haahu676/
Eihus676/
Heiyu675/
Oehau675/
Heeju674/
Cheșu674/
Hejui673/
Ahhou673/
Hahău673/
Hejju672/
Chehault672/
Jiehu672/
Hyhou672/
Hohau672/
Ahhiu672/
Ehaus672/
Eheux672/
Hejut671/
Hyhut671/
Iehou671/
Hihau671/
Ehiua671/
Ahohu671/
Iheus671/
Heu'u671/
Heaou671/
Hee'u671/
Hahuj671/
Ehouh671/
Ehoux671/
Ehouz671/
Euhui671/
Chéhu671/
Chheihou671/
Heiuy671/
Ehiue671/
Eihud671/
Yahhu671/
Yheud671/
Heyuh671/
Khjeu671/
Heouh670/
Iehuy670/

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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 Hehu
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