Shehou Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Shehou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shehou (562) may also be a first name.
Shehou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shehou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shehou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shehou is the 1,674,734th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Shehou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shehou reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 354,413th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 562 people.
Shehou is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 325,288. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 39 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 24 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 39 percent reside and Central African Republic, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Shehou
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