Sahelu Surname

127,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sahelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
India111:69,733,217610,955
England81:6,964,757184,742
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sahelu (4,336) may also be a first name.

Sahelu Last Name Facts

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

Sahelu (Hindi: सहेलू, Marathi: सहेलु) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,177th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,041,901 people. The surname Sahelu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sahelu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sahelu is also the 104,951st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 4,336 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahelou9219/
Sahielu921/
Saheelu921/
Saelu911,781/
Saheilou8625/
Sahilu8314,462/
Saeliu83320/
Saelui83188/
Saelou8320/
Saelau8313/
Saeleu8311/
Saelhu837/
Saeluy835/
Saehlu834/
Saeelu834/
Saeilu832/
Shaelu831/
Saeluu831/
Sahilou7739/
Sahileu7713/
Saiyelu773/
Saelout773/
Saeloud772/
Sahillu772/
Seahilu771/
Saellau771/
Shehilu771/
Saehllu771/
Saehluy771/
Sayyelu771/
Sayielu771/
Saayelu771/
Seulu73596/
Zaelu7315/
Jaelu732/
Sahilluh7125/
Scheuleu711/
Seuleu67310/
Saeloo67204/
Saeloe6728/
Ceaelu675/
Sohilu672/
Siailu671/
Chaelu671/
Sehilu671/
Sieelu671/
Jaelus670/

Sahelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahelu in the Hindi language
सहेलूsahelu-
Sahelu in the Marathi language
सहेलुsahelu70
सहेलूsahelu30

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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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  • 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 Sahelu
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