Khu Surname

52,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Khu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam2,5371:36,518487
Cambodia2,2301:6,945822
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Philippines7311:138,49323,396
India5211:1,472,29455,752
Indonesia4001:330,62328,905
Russia1981:727,89461,314
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Malaysia1521:194,04111,492
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Ukraine1031:441,96852,294
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Pakistan931:1,920,90218,821
Taiwan671:349,9222,772
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Canada411:898,67368,969
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Khu (11,271) may also be a first name.

Khu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Khu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Khu (Bengali: খু, Hindi: खु, Marathi: खु, Oriya: ଖୁିଆ, Russian: Ху) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khu? popularity and diffusion

Khu is the 52,885th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 753,780 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Khu reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Khu is also the 56,558th most widely held given name globally It is held by 11,271 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 2,537 people, or 1 in 36,518. In Vietnam Khu is mostly found in: Southeast, where 36 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 22 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 11 percent are found. Other than Vietnam Khu is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 23 percent are found and Myanmar, where 21 percent are found.

Khu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Khu surname are 24.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Khu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning $57,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuu8614,759/
Khau865,974/
Khuy862,961/
Khou861,581/
Kahu861,390/
Khui86736/
Kohu86448/
Kheu86177/
Khuh865/
Khuj863/
Khưu861/
Khgu861/
Khhu861/
Khux861/
Hu8016,960,671/
Ku80395,623/
Khouj751,082/
Khouy751,004/
Kahuh75108/
Kaahu7537/
Khupp7522/
Khult7514/
Kahau759/
Khujj757/
Khouh756/
Khahu753/
Khauu752/
Kahhu752/
Khuiy751/
Khuất751/
Khudt751/
Khohu751/
Hou674,316,647/
Chu672,218,703/
Hui67470,645/
Kou67412,508/
Huy67169,619/
Kui67129,506/
Hau6751,479/
Kuş6749,101/
Kuy6732,511/
Kau6721,470/
Hut6715,401/
Kuh6711,061/
Hus6710,545/
Huz678,064/
Hud675,457/
Hux672,275/
Heu672,196/
Huh672,088/
Keu671,560/
Khouyi671,512/
Huß671,504/
Hup671,230/
Kuu671,083/
Kuß67923/
Kku67466/
Qhu67324/
Huj67197/
Huş67186/
Khouiy67142/
Kuś67116/
Kuš6792/
Khaust6754/
Huđ6753/
Huț6741/
Kuç6726/
Khauth6721/
Kuj6720/
Hku6719/
Kóh6719/
Gku6715/
Kõu6713/
Hhu6712/
Hju6711/
Kahahu678/
Qku678/
Khauss677/
Huš677/
Kuohou676/
Huď676/
Kgu675/
Hcu675/
Cku674/
Hữu674/
Kcu673/
Khouhe672/
Khault672/
Huệ672/
Hậu672/
Khutth672/
Huí672/
Khaudh671/
Khautz671/
Khoudp671/
Khauou671/
Huë671/
Huì671/
Huș671/
Keheou671/
Khauhe671/
Khuish671/

Khu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khu in the Bengali language
খুkhu-
Khu in the Marathi language
खुkhu93.94
खूkhu3.03
खु़khu3.03
Khu in the Oriya language
ଖୁିଆkhui'a80
ଖୁkhu20
Khu in the Hindi language
खुkhu51.92
खुशबूkhusabu19.23
खाुkhau13.46
खूkhu13.46
Khu in the Russian language
Хуhu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khu
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