Shehu is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shehu
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shehu

How popular is Shehu?

Shehu is common in Nigeria.

Shehu is ranked 2595 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shehus grew by 122.619 per cent to 561 since 2000 and ranked 39212 after elevating 32810 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.47 82.54
Black 3.92 4.76
Others 1.07 9.13
Shehu is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Albania is ahead in terms of density. Around 210689 people have been found who wears Shehu as their family name. Shehu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
318,252 Ukraine6
7,031 China6
918,840 India5
9,053 Senegal5
214,847 Australia4
720,003 Russia4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
127,708 Czech Republic3
9,097 Wales3
67,494 South Africa3
16,136 Kenya3
8,593 Slovenia2
10,183 Jordan2
5,298 Botswana2
19,093 Finland2
2,152 Niger2
5,859 Mauritius2
10,284 Kuwait2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
16,228 Bulgaria1
510 East Timor1
6,149 Ethiopia1
10,683 Cyprus1
15,705 Cameroon1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
6,033 Benin1
10,958 Bangladesh1
120,357 Argentina1
28,746 Algeria1
24,460 Armenia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
8,859 Iraq1
11,510 Oman1
2,309 Monaco1
36,678 Singapore1
2,040 Mali1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
4,942 Libya1
1,005 The Gambia1
13,447 Uganda1
49,529 Israel1
4,435 Togo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
52,947 Netherlands31
32,811 Sweden29
65,136 Spain25
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
9,526 Croatia78
10,531 Norway72
617 Iceland63
Countries with hundreds of Shehu:
6,626 Egypt919
7,685 England882
12,572 Germany807
3,725 Ghana799
13,640 Italy784
3,629 Malaysia658
551 Macedonia640
45,813 United States591
3,898 Greece442
16,380 Turkey384
17,922 Poland334
6,292 Switzerland189
3,985 Serbia188
2,148 Namibia163
61,459 France159
12,863 Belgium141
9,948 Austria131
Countries with ten thousands of Shehu:
5 Albania20,659
Countries with hundred thousands of Shehu:
99 Nigeria181,262
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Shehu Namesakes

  • Abdullahi Alhaji Shehu Sokoto, Author
  • Abdullahi Alhaji Shehu Sokoto, Author
  • Emiljano Shehu, Soccer player
  • Mehmet Shehu, Albanian Politician
  • Ylli Shehu, Soccer player
  • Arben Shehu, Soccer player
  • Ferbent Shehu, Dancer
  • Briselda Shehu, Theater Actress
  • Emiljano Shehu, Soccer player
  • Mefail Shehu, Political leader
  • Liridona Shehu, from 2017 drama, family film The Return, who characterized Bardha.

Shehu Namesakes

  • Abdullahi Alhaji Shehu Sokoto, Author
  • Abdullahi Alhaji Shehu Sokoto, Author
  • Emiljano Shehu, Soccer player
  • Mehmet Shehu, Albanian Politician
  • Ylli Shehu, Soccer player
  • Arben Shehu, Soccer player
  • Ferbent Shehu, Dancer
  • Briselda Shehu, Theater Actress
  • Emiljano Shehu, Soccer player
  • Mefail Shehu, Political leader
  • Liridona Shehu, from 2017 drama, family film The Return, who characterized Bardha.

Related Family Names: