Shertu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shertu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shertu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shertu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shertu occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shertu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shertu is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shertu is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shertu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Shertu is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. Outside of India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shertus921/
Sertu9168/
Sertuğ8350/
Sertui8310/
Shirtu834/
Shartu831/
Sertou831/
Sertuh831/
Sertup831/
Sertout7718/
Shartau7714/
Shirtut775/
Shyrtut772/
Shirttu771/
Sertous771/
Shartou771/
Chertou771/
Sortu73374/
Sartu73300/
Zertu739/
Sirtu736/
Certu735/
Schartau71326/
Chertouh71252/
Schortau7116/
Shartouh7111/
Shirtaus711/
Chertout711/
Schartou710/
Sortui67242/
Sirtou67205/
Chirtu67138/
Siretu6753/
Sartuh6735/
Sortuj6729/
Certus6719/
Sirtuy679/
Sirtui678/
Sarthu674/
Çertuğ671/
Sertão671/
Certui671/

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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 Shertu
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