Sheehu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sheehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Sheehu (17) may also be a first name.
Sheehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheehu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheehu? popularity and diffusion
Sheehu is the 2,909,720th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sheehu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheehu is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Sheehu is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 93 percent live and Nasarawa, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Sheehu is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Sheehu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sheehu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheehu last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheuhu | 83 | 214 | / |
| Shehiu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Sahehu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Shjehu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sihehu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shohehu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sahehou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shieu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Syehu | 73 | 57 | / |
| Sheuu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sehiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seeyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Syaehu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sahihu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Siehou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Seejui | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sehohu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Saeihu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Seeyou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shihyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saehiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saehyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saeoeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saejhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seujeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saejeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seheiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shieju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schieu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sheehu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis