Hihu Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Hihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 119 | 1:388,066 | 22,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hihu (17) may also be a first name.
Hihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hihu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hihu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hihu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hihu is the 1,596,935th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Hihu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hihu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hihu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 17 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 61 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 37 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Hihu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihu | 89 | 192 | / |
| Hiahu | 89 | 104 | / |
| Hihui | 89 | 17 | / |
| Hihou | 89 | 6 | / |
| Huihu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hihau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hiu | 86 | 1,919 | / |
| Ihu | 86 | 605 | / |
| Huihui | 80 | 252 | / |
| Huihup | 80 | 123 | / |
| Chihou | 80 | 80 | / |
| Chihui | 80 | 25 | / |
| Hihoud | 80 | 24 | / |
| Chihau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hiohou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Høihus | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ehiehu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiahu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiheu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hihuit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuihu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiu | 75 | 135,263 | / |
| Hieu | 75 | 57,028 | / |
| Ihou | 75 | 2,590 | / |
| Khiu | 75 | 264 | / |
| Hiue | 75 | 191 | / |
| Hiou | 75 | 170 | / |
| Jihu | 75 | 93 | / |
| Ihui | 75 | 77 | / |
| Ohiu | 75 | 73 | / |
| Ihus | 75 | 63 | / |
| Hehu | 75 | 53 | / |
| Gihu | 75 | 49 | / |
| Hiju | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ihut | 75 | 45 | / |
| Hius | 75 | 33 | / |
| Oihu | 75 | 32 | / |
| Heiu | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hiut | 75 | 25 | / |
| Ihau | 75 | 25 | / |
| Ihud | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yihu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hiuy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eihu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hiua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iahu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hiuz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ihhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ihuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hiuh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ehhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hișu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uihu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iohu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iheu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiup | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cheihou | 73 | 314 | / |
| Chiahou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Chaihyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chihhui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huihuih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuihui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiahuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chieu | 67 | 5,843 | / |
| Iu | 67 | 5,213 | / |
| Chiou | 67 | 3,124 | / |
| Hagiu | 67 | 3,080 | / |
| Chițu | 67 | 707 | / |
| Ghiou | 67 | 317 | / |
| Ihuit | 67 | 268 | / |
| Ihout | 67 | 251 | / |
| Chiuz | 67 | 147 | / |
| Hehou | 67 | 141 | / |
| Chehu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Chiuh | 67 | 91 | / |
| Hogiu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Oihus | 67 | 78 | / |
| Heius | 67 | 78 | / |
| Chius | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hajiu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Jihut | 67 | 42 | / |
| Haiyu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yihui | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hiuii | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hijau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Haiju | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jahhu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jihou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hijui | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chiue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khiou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hiudt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hehus | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jihui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hejiu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chiut | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hijou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chiua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hioui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hehau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cheiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jiheu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chhiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Choiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hehui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiuha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eihus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Heiyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hijus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chiju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjiju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goihu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiåu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khiju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiehu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahhiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yihou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haiiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jihus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyhut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uihui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chișu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chéhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chheihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eihud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uihuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uihyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihusj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihuzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiuhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiutz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hiush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hiutt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iehuy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hihu
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