Kehu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Kehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
India81:95,883,173728,828
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kehu (216) may also be a first name.

Kehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehu (Hindi: केहु, Marathi: केहू) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kehu are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kehu is also the 614,549th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 216 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 68 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent are found and West New Britain, where 9 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehou89674/
Kiehu89130/
Keehu8933/
Kaehu8915/
Kehui8913/
Kehau8911/
Keahu891/
Koehu891/
Keihu891/
Kiehou8014/
Keehus804/
Keuhou802/
Keehhu801/
Keihou801/
Keihui801/
Keheou801/
Keihus800/
Kieu75118,612/
Kihu75979/
Keou75700/
Keju75532/
Keyu75490/
Kjeu75403/
Khiu75264/
Cehu7559/
Khyu7530/
Koeu7530/
Keiu7526/
Kaeu7520/
Ke'u754/
Keuu751/
Keeu751/
Khju751/
Kehouhe731/
Kehhout731/
Khehouz731/
Kehaust730/
Kohou676,229/
Khieu673,235/
Kahou672,786/
Keout67676/
Khoju67336/
Khoyu67132/
Khuju6788/
Kaohu6782/
Kihut6780/
Keyou6777/
Keiyu6762/
Kieou6750/
Kihou6750/
Kejju6741/
Keouz6722/
Kohau6719/
Kaeou6718/
Kiahu6716/
Koahu6716/
Koihu6715/
Kihau6713/
Kuihu6713/
Kaeau6712/
Keiju6710/
Khyou679/
Kheju678/
Khaeu678/
Khaau678/
Kejuh677/
Khoeu677/
Kahuu676/
Khyus675/
Keiut675/
Keiou675/
Quehu675/
Kahuj674/
Khjus674/
Kohuh674/
Khoau673/
Khuyu673/
Cehou673/
Kieeu673/
Qkieu672/
Khiju672/
Keyuy672/
Keeux672/
Kejou672/
Keeheuch671/
Keouh671/
Kieau671/
Ke'eu671/
Keaau671/
Keuoe671/
Keoeh671/
Keyuh671/
Kejuu671/
Gkeou671/
Khiuy671/
Kihui671/
Cehui671/
Ckaeu671/
Gcehu671/
Kajhu671/
Kyhuz671/
Kohju671/
Kohuy671/
Kohyu671/
Khjeu671/
Khjou671/
Keeyu671/
Khyuh671/
Keoup670/

Kehu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kehu in the Hindi language
केहुkehu51.72
केहूkehu48.28
Kehu in the Marathi language
केहूkehu50
केहुkehu50

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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 Kehu
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