Kwachu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kwachu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwachu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwachu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwachu is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwachu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwachu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 89 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwachuh | 92 | 19 | / |
| Nkwachu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwachut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwacheu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwatchu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwatchou | 86 | 126 | / |
| Nkwacheu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwatcheu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwachu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kwacou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwechu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuachu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwatcheup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwecheu | 77 | 74 | / |
| Kwechou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwatshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwechui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwazu | 73 | 77 | / |
| Ngwacheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwuazu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwatsu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwajju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuochu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuechu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwazou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwechu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwauzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwajou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoitchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbachu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwachu
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