Sehenu Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

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

Sehenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4711:50,2246,071
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Sehenu (79) may also be a first name.

Sehenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sehenu occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehenu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,393rd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,944,061 people. Sehenu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sehenu are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name globally, held by 79 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,471 people, or 1 in 50,224. Excluding The DR Congo Sehenu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 0 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahenu8325/
Sehanu8310/
Sehonu838/
Sohenu832/
Sehonou773,329/
Sahenou77278/
Shiengu776/
Sohenou775/
Shohenu771/
Seeyonu771/
Seuhnou771/
Shahenu771/
Sahenuj771/
Sehanou771/
Seonu7314/
Sgenu738/
Geenu736/
Sienu732/
Sehonnou719/
Sehhonou711/
Sehannou711/
Siehinou711/
Sieyohnu711/
Ziehenau711/
Sienou676,473/
Sihanu67194/
Sahinu6728/
Sieanu6726/
Siengu672/
Sohinu671/
Jeeinu671/
Syenou671/
Sienus671/
Geenus670/

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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 Sehenu
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