Shehe Surname
Approximately 6,990 people bear this surname
Shehe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,852 | 1:10,911 | 1,412 |
| Kenya | 1,895 | 1:24,369 | 2,750 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Shehe (3,278) may also be a first name.
Shehe Demographics
Shehe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shehe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shehe (Hindi: शेहे, Marathi: शेहे) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shehe is the 70,710th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,042,567 people. The last name Shehe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shehe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,007th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 3,278 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,852 people, or 1 in 10,911. In Tanzania Shehe is most common in: Tanga Region, where 30 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 21 percent are found and Pemba South Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Shehe occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Shehe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shehe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shehe surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shehe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shehe last name is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya.
Shehe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shehe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shehe in the Hindi language | ||
| शेहे | sehe | - |
| Shehe in the Marathi language | ||
| शेहे | sehe | 81.82 |
| शेटे | sete | 9.09 |
| शेजे | seje | 9.09 |
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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
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- 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 Shehe
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