Kechua Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Kechua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kechua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kechua (Oriya: େକଛୁଆ) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kechua are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 55 percent live, Assam, where 34 percent live and Jharkhand, where 10 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kechhua | 92 | 182 | / |
| Ketchua | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ketchuea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachua | 83 | 1,219 | / |
| Kochua | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kekhua | 83 | 87 | / |
| Kechwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kehhua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kychua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kachhua | 77 | 2,763 | / |
| Khechba | 77 | 96 | / |
| Quechua | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kychuha | 77 | 18 | / |
| Khochua | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khachua | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chechua | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kochuay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kitchua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kochuha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ccechua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kechwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachuaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kichhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caechua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijchua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kezua | 73 | 200 | / |
| Kicua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chechuha | 71 | 238 | / |
| Kitchuay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kitchuea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khochuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaichuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chechuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhhua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachuaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhuaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijchuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachwa | 67 | 528 | / |
| Kochwa | 67 | 284 | / |
| Cachua | 67 | 265 | / |
| Kachva | 67 | 186 | / |
| Qochua | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kichwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chizua | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kochva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kekhwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cochua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khaichuay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kekhva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kichuo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kichba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kezhuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kicuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kichva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketsua | 67 | 1 | / |
Kechua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechua in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଛୁଆ | ekachu'a | 62.5 |
| େକଚୁଆ | ekacu'a | 37.5 |
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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
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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 Kechua
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