Mahihu Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Mahihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 191 | 1:241,780 | 16,739 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahihu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mahihu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahihu? popularity and diffusion
Mahihu is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Mahihu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahihu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 241,780. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 35 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 32 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahihou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Majhihu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahieu | 83 | 15,166 | / |
| Mahiou | 83 | 1,249 | / |
| Majhiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mahehu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Maheiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meheihu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mayhieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maihieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahiouj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maoiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahyou | 67 | 420 | / |
| Mahuyu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Maiyeu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Maehau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mohehu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mahuju | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maegiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mayieu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maehou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maheju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maojiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maheou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahyyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majieu | 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
- 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 Mahihu
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