Shehu
See also: shehu
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Shehu (plural Shehus)
- A surname from Albanian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shehu is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Shehu is most common among White (94.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shehu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Shehi — originally Gheg
Etymology
From sheh (“head of a Moslem religious group, sheik”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃehu/
- Rhymes: -ehu
Proper noun
Shehu
- a surname
Statistics
- According to the 2011 Albanian census, Shehu is the 4th most common surname in Albania, belonging to 11,850 individuals.
References
- Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames][1] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 77b