Sahenu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sahenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sahenu (16) may also be a first name.

Sahenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahenu (Bengali: সাহেনু, Hindi: सहेनु, Oriya: ସେହନୁ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahenu? popularity and diffusion

Sahenu is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Sahenu is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sahenu are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sahenu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Without taking into account The DR Congo Sahenu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahenou92278/
Sahenuj921/
Shahenu921/
Saenu9136/
Sehenu831,474/
Saennu83137/
Saenui8389/
Sahinu8328/
Saengu837/
Sohenu832/
Saenau831/
Saenud831/
Saenhu831/
Saengnu7781/
Shoenut7715/
Saengou776/
Sohenou775/
Saennut774/
Saennau774/
Sahinou773/
Saenaud772/
Shoenau772/
Shahinu772/
Saenaut772/
Sahinau771/
Saeinou771/
Saennuh771/
Saenoup771/
Shohenu771/
Sahènou771/
Jaenu7399/
Zaenu7329/
Soenu7310/
Schoenau71415/
Saengnut7175/
Saengnui7149/
Schoenou711/
Schoenut710/
Shoenhut710/
Schoenhut6788/
Jaenud679/
Djaenu678/
Jaenut673/
Soenou672/
Siainu671/
Sohinu671/
Shahyongu671/
Shoenhaut671/
Jaenux671/
Shoenhuth670/
Schaenhut670/

Sahenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahenu in the Bengali language
সাহেনুsahenu-
Sahenu in the Hindi language
सहेनुsahenu-
Sahenu in the Oriya language
ସେହନୁsehanu-

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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 Sahenu
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