Sehunu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sehunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sehunu (10) may also be a first name.

Sehunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sehunu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sehunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sehunu is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sehunu live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Sehunu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Sehunu Last Name Statistics demography

Sehunu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.71% less than the national average, earning R 12,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehounou8616/
Shehuenu863/
Ssehungu861/
Sihunu8346/
Jehunu8319/
Sehounnou809/
Sehunoe77430/
Jehunut77219/
Seyounu771/
Sejungu771/
Seyunus771/
Sieunou771/
Sihungu771/
Jehyunu771/
Siunu7355/
Seonu7314/
Sohounou71803/
Shihungu71152/
Zehounou7136/
Sahounou713/
Sheyunus712/
Sieugnou711/
Sieumnou711/
Suyunu6720/
Syungu6711/
Syunus677/
Seyonu675/
Saheyunui674/
Sohounnou673/
Geunou672/
Geunus671/
Sihoumnou671/
Siungu671/
Siunus671/
Sojunu671/
Schijunou671/
Sahayunus671/

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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 Sehunu
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