Sehu Surname

161,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9071:92,8916,419
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
India281:27,395,192354,286
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šehu (75) & Şehu (3) are calculated separately.

Sehu (3,029) may also be a first name.

Sehu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sehu (Hindi: सेहु, Marathi: सेहू, Oriya: େସହୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šehu or Şehu. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sehu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,311th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,699,091 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sehu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 131,329th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 3,029 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,907 people, or 1 in 92,891. In Nigeria Sehu is most numerous in: Kwara, where 19 percent live, Oyo, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Sehu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sehu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sehu last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sehu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

Sehu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 148.56% more than the national average, earning $107,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šehu9275/
Şehu923/
Shehu89611,575/
Sehou892,622/
Saehu89891/
Sehau89471/
Hsehu8926/
Seahu8916/
Siehu8915/
Seihu8913/
Sehud894/
Sehuh894/
Sehhu894/
Soehu892/
Sehuu891/
Sehui891/
Seyhu891/
Sjehu891/
Sheuhu80214/
Seuhou80193/
Sheihu80165/
Shehou80118/
Saehui80100/
Seheux8095/
Siehou8067/
Shehuu8038/
Shiehu8034/
Shehui8025/
Seehus8024/
Seihou8024/
Shaehu8022/
Shhehu8014/
Sehuyt8012/
Sheahu8011/
Saehuy808/
Shehhu807/
Sshehu806/
Hshehu806/
Seehuß806/
Shehuz806/
Shehau805/
Seheut805/
Shehuj804/
Shehuh803/
Sehahu802/
Sehutt802/
Sehout802/
Sehehu802/
Schehu802/
Seehui802/
Szhehu801/
Shoehu801/
Seyhou801/
Seehou801/
Shehgu801/
Shehut801/
Shehuy801/
Seehuy801/
Saehou801/
Saehuu801/
Shjehu801/
Sehuid800/
Shiu7513,220/
Sieu759,276/
Seju751,354/
Seou751,150/
Shyu751,102/
Sihu75701/
Saeu75323/
Çehu75273/
Seau75204/
Cehu7559/
Soeu7545/
Seyu7522/
Seiu7512/
Seeu758/
Sgeu754/
Seuu752/
Se'u752/
Shéu751/
Xehu751/
Sheihus73114/
Sjehaut7312/
Sheihou7312/
Seihush733/
Shehoud732/
Seehuss731/
Sehiutt731/
Sheehau731/
Shshehu731/
Sheyhou731/
Shehout731/
Seehauß731/
Sehouhe731/
Sehhaus731/
Seahgou731/
Saehouh731/
Sheihup731/
Seehous730/
Sohou679,931/
Saeui676,925/
Seoud673,037/
Shiju671,632/
Zehou671,233/
Shoju67946/
Sahou67902/
Sihou67431/
Sahuu67359/
Sihui67319/
Shihu67274/
Seiju67224/
Shuyu67159/
Sheiu67112/
Seiyu67111/
Saeau67107/
Sheau6790/
Sheyu6781/
Seyou6767/
Shieu6763/
Shoyu6761/
Shuju6753/
Seehousz6744/
Sihau6739/
Shiuh6738/
Schiu6725/
Sieuh6724/
Saohu6724/
Seuoe6720/
Gejhu6719/
Sahuľ6718/
Sheeu6717/
Sihud6715/
Sheju6714/
Syhut6713/
Sejui6713/
Soahu6712/
Saeuy6712/
Shius6711/
Jehui6711/
Siahu6710/
Ssahu679/
Shaau679/
Gehou679/
Sihuu678/
Shiua678/
Jehou678/
Segiu677/
Siheu677/
Sahuj676/
Sihut676/
Shehuhgi676/
Shohu675/
Soeuy675/
Shyut675/
Siohu675/
Hsieu674/
Shiut674/
Sheou674/
Giehu674/
Sajhu673/
Sihuh673/
Seeup673/
Syahu673/
Sheuu673/
Cehou673/
Sejou673/
Seout672/
Seoup672/
Soeju672/
Sieou672/
Syhau672/
Seeau672/
Seaou672/
Sehoe672/
Shoeu672/
Seeou672/
Zsahu671/
Shjud671/
Seeju671/
Seeyu671/
Suihu671/
Seouh671/
Shuiu671/
Shaeu671/
Soeuh671/
Seyus671/
Seyuy671/
Suhyu671/
Shiud671/
Sieju671/
Sieau671/
Seeui671/
Seoux671/
Sejuj671/
Sejuu671/
Séhou671/
Syhou671/
Cehus671/
Cehui671/
Sieud671/
Sohuh671/
Sejuy671/
Seiui671/
Saeeu671/
Saeuh671/
Sohyu671/
Shiux671/
Seyud671/
Seyut671/
Shiup670/
Seahoust670/
Seeus670/

Sehu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sehu in the Marathi language
सेहूsehu-
Sehu in the Oriya language
େସହୁesahu80
ସାେହୁsaehu10
ଶୁେସହୁsuesahu10
Sehu in the Hindi language
सेहुsehu60
सेहूsehu40

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sehu
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