Muhehu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Muhehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhehu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhehu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhehu is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Muhehu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhehu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Muhehu is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 33 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhihu8355/
Muhieu831/
Mueu803/
Meuhieu7712/
Mwehu7314,020/
Muihu735/
Moueu731/
Mueau731/
Mbehou67117/
Muhuyu6761/
Mbeheu672/
Mbiheu671/
Mwwehu671/
Mbhihu671/

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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 Muhehu
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