Shohu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shohu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shohu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shohu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shohu (Marathi: शोहु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shohu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shohu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Shohu occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Shohu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 33 percent live, Kaduna, where 33 percent live and Lagos, where 33 percent live. Besides Nigeria Shohu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shohu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shohu in the Marathi language | ||
| शोहु | sohu | - |
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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
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- 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 Shohu
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