Ushehu Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Ushehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 662 | 1:267,587 | 15,282 |
Ushehu (327) may also be a first name.
Ushehu Demographics
Ushehu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ushehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ushehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ushehu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ushehu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 497,847th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ushehu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 327 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 267,587. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 18 percent live, Kano, where 18 percent live and Kaduna, where 18 percent live.
Ushehu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyshehu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Usehu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ishehu | 83 | 349 | / |
| Ushihu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Uchehu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Husehu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ushieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ishehou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isehu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uzehu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ushiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Usohu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osehu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ucheju | 67 | 201 | / |
| Isihhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ishihu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Usahau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ushiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auseju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hushchyus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Useeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osheyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishohu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshihu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ushehu
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