Shehumu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shehumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shehumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shehumu Last Name Facts

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

Shehumu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shehumu is the 1,267,784th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shehumu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Shehumu is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheahumu931/
Shehumuha881/
Sehuemu861/
Shahumau801/
Sihumu771/
Sihumau7111/
Sieumou711/
Siumu671/
Zihumu627/
Sihomu626/
Chiumu621/
Sujomu621/
Sehomou571/
Chiumui571/
Chaiyumut501/

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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 Shehumu
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