Ihu Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
Indonesia1571:842,35263,704
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Ihu (147) may also be a first name.

Ihu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ihu (Hindi: ईहू, Marathi: इहु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ihu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihu? popularity and diffusion

Ihu is the 533,524th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ihu live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihu is also the 760,591st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 147 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 503,246. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ihu occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Ihu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ihu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Ihu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihou862,590/
Hihu86127/
Jihu8693/
Ihui8677/
Ihus8663/
Gihu8649/
Ihut8645/
Oihu8632/
Ihau8625/
Ihud8610/
Yihu8610/
Eihu864/
Iahu864/
Ihhu862/
Ihuu862/
Uihu861/
Iohu861/
Iheu861/
Ihux861/
Iu805,213/
Ihuit75268/
Ihout75251/
Hiahu75104/
Oihus7578/
Jihut7542/
Yihui7535/
Jihou7526/
Hihui7517/
Jihui7513/
Jiheu757/
Hihou756/
Eihus756/
Huihu753/
Goihu753/
Jiehu752/
Yihou752/
Jiahu752/
Jihus752/
Iehou751/
Ihuih751/
Hihau751/
Gihou751/
Uihui751/
Iheus751/
Ihuha751/
Eihud751/
Uihuh751/
Uihyu751/
Jihud751/
Ihusj751/
Ihuzz751/
Iehuy750/
Yiu6743,478/
Jiu674,472/
Ieu672,789/
Iju672,141/
Hiu671,919/
Ius671,637/
Giu671,514/
Uiu671,458/
Ehu67938/
Iue67589/
Huihui67252/
Hyu67192/
Iua67165/
Huihup67123/
Jhu67108/
Oiu6777/
Iut6772/
Iou6767/
Țiu6757/
Iup6747/
Iud6733/
Iuz6726/
Yhu6724/
Hihoud6724/
Iuh6723/
Iuu6723/
Iuy6722/
Ihuitz6722/
Eiu6713/
Hiohou6713/
I'U6713/
Hju6711/
Hău679/
Jiehui677/
Iuj677/
Høihus677/
Șiu675/
Jihaut674/
Jihoud674/
Iux673/
Oyiohu672/
Ehiehu672/
Jiahau672/
Aijhau671/
Haihiu671/
Ițu671/
Hihuit671/
Jihouz671/
Jiehou671/
Jiohou671/
Jihush671/
Jiahou671/
Ihouhe671/
Oihuus670/

Ihu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ihu in the Hindi language
ईहूihu-
Ihu in the Marathi language
इहुihu-

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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 Ihu
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