Henshew Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Henshew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henshew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3021:586,56528,271
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Henshew (76) may also be a first name.

Henshew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Henshew is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henshew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Henshew live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 586,565. In Nigeria Henshew is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 52 percent reside, Cross River, where 39 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Henshew occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Henshew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Henshew has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Henshew last name declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoenshew930/
Enshew924/
Hensew921/
Hanshew861,421/
Henchew861/
Hinshew861/
Hemshew861/
Henshiw860/
Ensew831/
Haanshew800/
Ensiew777/
Hansew774/
Henchev71199/
Hanseew716/
Hengewe715/
Hanshev712/
Hinchew711/
Chensev711/
Chenchev6765/
Encew676/
Ensef673/
Chinchew672/
Chinsewe672/
Hansseuw671/

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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 Henshew
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