Kechu Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Kechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Kechü (1) are calculated separately.
Kechu (3,110) may also be a first name.
Kechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kechu (Hindi: केचू, Marathi: केचु, Oriya: େକଚୁ, Russian: Кечу) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Kechü. Click here for other possible spellings of Kechu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kechu are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 129,222nd most common first name in the world, held by 3,110 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 9,131,731. In India Kechu is primarily found in: Nagaland, where 93 percent reside, Odisha, where 4 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kechu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechu in the Hindi language | ||
| केचू | kecu | - |
| Kechu in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଚୁ | ekacu | 90.91 |
| େକଛୁଆ | ekachu'a | 9.09 |
| Kechu in the Marathi language | ||
| केचु | kecu | 53.33 |
| केचू | kecu | 46.67 |
| Kechu in the Russian language | ||
| Кечу | kecu | - |
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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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- 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 Kechu
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