Karechu Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Karechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Karechu (10) may also be a first name.
Karechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karechu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karechu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karechu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Karechu is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 86 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karichu | 86 | 464 | / |
| Karachu | 86 | 100 | / |
| Kerechu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Karachou | 80 | 17 | / |
| Karachau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karezu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Karicu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karetsu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kerichu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karezou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karetsou | 67 | 278 | / |
| Karetsau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Karidzhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karichoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caracheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catrichu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharikhou | 63 | 5 | / |
| Catricheu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koreju | 62 | 1 | / |
| Karizu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koruycu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Khariju | 57 | 5 | / |
| Koretsu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karuizu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karitsou | 53 | 22 | / |
| Corecius | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kouretsou | 50 | 17 | / |
| Kotretsou | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Karechu
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