Kalchu Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Kalchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1351:337,20542,145
Moldova1221:29,1924,706
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Kalchu (103) may also be a first name.

Kalchu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalchu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kalchu (Bengali: কলচু, Hindi: कल्चू, Russian: Калчу) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kalchu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalchu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 833,931st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Kalchu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kalchu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kalchu is also the 930,172nd most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 103 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 337,205. In Ukraine Kalchu is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 93 percent live, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 2 percent live and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 1 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 37 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalcu9120/
Kolchu8368/
Kalcsu8312/
Calchu831/
Kolchus7744/
Khalkhu7718/
Kallciu777/
Kelchou771/
Koltchu771/
Kolcu738,247/
Kalců73179/
Calcu737/
Kalzu736/
Kalču731/
Khalkhau7119/
Calciu671,459/
Kalcsó67234/
Kalcsú6726/
Kaljuh6713/
Kaltsu674/
Kaljou672/
Calceu671/
Kallju671/
Kolchuhova632/
Kaltsou6262/
Khaljou6215/
Koldzhu623/
Calcius621/
Kalkhoo621/
Kaltzau620/
Khalkhoo5715/
Calju554/
Calcó552/
Colcu552/
Colciu5089/
Kolzau5030/
Callju5012/
Colcou506/
Kolzou504/
Kolcsó501/

Kalchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalchu in the Bengali language
কলচুkalacu-
Kalchu in the Hindi language
कल्चूkalcu66.67
कलचूkalacu33.33
Kalchu in the Russian language
Калчуkalcu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalchu
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