Shalihu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shalihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia541:44,6195,721
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shalihu (28) may also be a first name.

Shalihu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shalihu is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shalihu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalihu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Shalihu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shalihu are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shalihu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 28 people.

Shalihu is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 44,619. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 46 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaalihu931/
Salihu92307,072/
Salihou8619,659/
Sallihu8689/
Saalihu8623/
Sailihu8621/
Salihus8613/
Hsalihu8611/
Salihui8611/
Sahlihu8610/
Sholihu8610/
Sahaliu867/
Salihhu865/
Salihau865/
Saliahu864/
Salihuu864/
Saloihu864/
Salihuh862/
Salijhu861/
Saulihu861/
Saleihu861/
Salihud861/
Ssalihu861/
Saliohu861/
Szalihu861/
Shalehu861/
Saluihu861/
Saslihu861/
Salihut861/
Sallihou8017/
Shelihui8012/
Saalihou804/
Saloihou804/
Salihudd803/
Shallieu802/
Ssalihou802/
Salihhou801/
Salihuhh801/
Saliou7714,148/
Salehu771,961/
Solihu771,084/
Saliju77174/
Saliuh77158/
Sahliu7761/
Salhiu7741/
Salieu7736/
Selihu7716/
Saljiu7714/
Sohliu777/
Saluiu774/
Zalihu773/
Saleiu772/
Saloiu772/
Shalju771/
Salyhu771/
Salıhu771/
Saaliohou751/
Salliou71492/
Salioui7193/
Salehud7110/
Sallieu719/
Sallehu719/
Sollihu719/
Zalihau717/
Saleahu715/
Salehou715/
Solihud714/
Chaliju713/
Sailiou713/
Solihou713/
Salehhu712/
Çalihou711/
Soaliou711/
Salieou711/
Salioou711/
Saulieu711/
Shailju711/
Chaleiu711/
Salioju711/
Sauliou711/
Siolihu711/
Salju67384/
Sallehud6710/
Shailoju674/
Salehudd673/
Salehhud673/
Soilihou673/
Salehjou672/
Sahaleou672/
Sallehhu671/
Salău671/
Sollihou671/
Shallyou671/
Salıu671/

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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 Shalihu
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