Kanchu Surname
Approximately 4,482 people bear this surname
Kanchu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,068 | 1:250,021 | 14,495 |
| Thailand | 1,352 | 1:52,247 | 6,194 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Kanchu (2,000) may also be a first name.
Kanchu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanchu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanchu (Bengali: কাঞ্চু, Hindi: कंचू, Marathi: कंचू, Oriya: କାୁଶବର) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanchu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 104,673rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,625,958 people. The surname Kanchu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanchu reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanchu is also the 169,020th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,000 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3,068 people, or 1 in 250,021. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent reside, Telangana, where 38 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanchu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanchu in the Bengali language | ||
| কাঞ্চু | kancu | - |
| Kanchu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୁଶବର | kausabara | 74.29 |
| କାୁ | kau | 11.43 |
| କାୂ | kau | 5.71 |
| କୁବଣିଚୁଳ | kubanicula | 2.86 |
| କାୁହୁଇକା | kauhu'ika | 2.86 |
| କୁସାହୁ | kusahu | 2.86 |
| Kanchu in the Marathi language | ||
| कंचू | kancu | 50 |
| कंचु | kancu | 38 |
| कांचू | kancu | 6 |
| कांचु | kancu | 4 |
| माछु | machu | 2 |
| Kanchu in the Hindi language | ||
| कंचू | kancu | 37.11 |
| कन्चू | kancu | 36.08 |
| कंचु | kancu | 12.37 |
| कन्चु | kancu | 5.15 |
| कांचू | kancu | 4.12 |
| कांचु | kancu | 2.06 |
| कच्चू | kaccu | 1.03 |
| काँचू | kamcu | 1.03 |
| कन्छु | kanchu | 1.03 |
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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
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- 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 Kanchu
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