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

Hehu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hehu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Hehu live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Hehu is most common in: Kano, where 63 percent are found, Sokoto, where 30 percent are found and Adamawa, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Hehu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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