Henshew Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Henshew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoenshew | 93 | 0 | / |
| Enshew | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hensew | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hanshew | 86 | 1,421 | / |
| Henchew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hinshew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hemshew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Henshiw | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ensew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haanshew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ensiew | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hansew | 77 | 4 | / |
| Henchev | 71 | 199 | / |
| Hanseew | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hengewe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hanshev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hinchew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chensev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenchev | 67 | 65 | / |
| Encew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ensef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinchew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinsewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hansseuw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Henshew
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