Sshehu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sshehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Sshehu (6) may also be a first name.
Sshehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sshehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sshehu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sshehu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sshehu reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sshehu is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.
Sshehu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Sshehu is mostly found in: Gombe, where 20 percent live, Kogi, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live.
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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 Sshehu
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