Shehun Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Shehun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 164 | 1:1,080,139 | 44,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shehun (93) may also be a first name.
Shehun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shehun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shehun is the 1,348,199th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shehun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 93 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 1,080,139. In Nigeria Shehun is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 52 percent reside, Zamfara, where 23 percent reside and Kebbi, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Shehun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shehun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shehun last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shehun
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