Sahihu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Sahihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
Sahihu (25) may also be a first name.
Sahihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahihu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahihu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,849,867th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sahihu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sahihu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used given name globally, held by 25 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Sahihu is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 22 percent live, Kogi, where 21 percent live and Zamfara, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahihou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saeihu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sahehu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sahiou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Saehiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sauhiua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahehou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saeiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sehiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sauiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chahihou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheuhu | 67 | 214 | / |
| Sheehu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Saejiu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Shehiu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Saehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saehyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saejhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaahihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahuju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seheiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saegiu | 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 Sahihu
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