Shihundu Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shihundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shihundu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3341:138,26311,247
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Swaziland41:324,550996
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shihundu Demographics

Shihundu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Shihundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shihundu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shihundu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shihundu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 809,613th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shihundu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Shihundu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 138,263. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 24 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Swaziland, where 1 percent reside.

Shihundu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shihundu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiundu936,100/
Sihundu935/
Siahundu8882/
Shiunduh881/
Siundu861,171/
Chiundu80241/
Zihundu801/
Sehundu801/
Siunduh801/
Syundu712/
Soyundu6730/
Suyundu671/
Sheondu671/
Sehundoe631/
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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 Shihundu
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