Kahehu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kahehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahehu is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahehu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Kahehu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kahehu are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 33 percent live, Kiambu County, where 33 percent live and Muranga County, where 33 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Kahehu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kahehu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahihu83759/
Kahieu839/
Kaeu8020/
Kajhihu773/
Kaeou7318/
Kaeau7312/
Khaeu738/
Khoeu737/
Kaeuz731/
Ckaeu731/
Kehiu731/
Koehu731/
Kuihehou711/
Kohehaus711/
Kahiou67288/
Kahuju6784/
Kaeout6761/
Kayieu6731/
Kajhiu6726/
Kahiju674/
Khoeut672/
Kaeoyu671/
Caehau671/
Keehui671/
Caehou671/
Kajieu671/
Kauhiu671/
Kahyou671/
Kaeuss671/

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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 Kahehu
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