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 last name Karechu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karechu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karechu is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is mostly found 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. Karechu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Karechu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 86 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
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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