Selhu Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Selhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Selhu (84) may also be a first name.
Selhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selhu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selhu.
How Common Is The Last Name Selhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selhu is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Selhu live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Selhu is also the 1,046,220th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 84 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Selhu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Selhu
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