Lechu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Lechu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Lechú (4) are calculated separately.

Lechu (969) may also be a first name.

Lechu Last Name Facts

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

Lechu (Marathi: लेचु, Russian: Лечу) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lechú. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Lechu is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Lechu are found; 28 percent are found in South Asia and 28 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 259,003rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 969 people.

The last name Lechu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. Apart from India it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Lechu Last Name Statistics demography

Lechu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lechú934/
Letchu91101/
Lechus9196/
Lechou9181/
Lechau9177/
Leychu9163/
Leechu9112/
Lechut918/
Llechu917/
Leachu915/
Leichu914/
Leschu911/
Lechuz911/
Lecu89680/
Lechaux83644/
Lechaud8333/
Lechoux8332/
Leichus8324/
Leucheu8318/
Letchou8313/
Lechusz8311/
Leschau838/
Leechuy835/
Lechuha834/
Letchus832/
Lechuch832/
Letcheu832/
Leschus831/
Leuchou831/
Lechout831/
Lechoud831/
Leichuh831/
Lochu802,139/
Lachu80517/
Lecou80474/
Lekhu80364/
Leciu8063/
Lichu8052/
Leacu8043/
L'Ecu8038/
Lecuy8035/
Leicu8034/
Leshu8010/
Leceu8010/
Lecau805/
Letcu804/
Lezhu802/
Lecuu802/
Lecui802/
Lec'u801/
Lețcu801/
Lychu801/
Leschaud7733/
Lechault7728/
Leachuch770/
Leachout770/
Lachhu73488/
Lechoe73400/
Letshu73330/
Lochau73295/
Lichau73240/
Lachau73162/
Lechoo73142/
Lichou73124/
Leiciu73114/
Leceux73109/
Liecau7389/
Lesceu7382/
Leshou7356/
Lichui7347/
Lychou7345/
Lecius7345/
Leașcu7334/
Leshau7322/
Lekhau7321/
Lehsau7315/
Liachu739/
Lekhou737/
Laichu734/
Lekh'u733/
Lehesu733/
Leizhu733/
Lychau732/
Leishu732/
Lacheu732/
Llachu732/
Lochui732/
Leshui732/
Lichhu731/
Leshus731/
Leehsu731/
Laachu731/
Leceus731/
Lochhu731/
Lojchu731/
Licheu731/
Lieshu731/
Lychus731/
Leecui731/
Lichuz730/
Leitschuh71983/
Lettschuh711/
Leju673,815/
Lesu671,615/
Licu671,072/
Lesceux67243/
Lezu67225/
Litchou6756/
Léchaud6734/
Letshou6724/
Lhichou6721/
Leechoo6714/
Laichut6712/
Lahachu6710/
Lischau677/
Lexu674/
Leşu674/
Letshau674/
Luichau673/
Laychus673/
Laachou673/
Leizhou673/
Lécu672/
Ljhu672/
Leithschuh671/
Leichtsuss671/
Leitschuch671/
Lischus671/
Lietzhu671/
Leţu671/
Leishui671/
Letchoo671/
Lieshou671/
Lichhus671/
Leachoe671/
Lichuss670/
Leshout670/

Lechu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lechu in the Marathi language
लेचुlecu50
छूchu50
Lechu in the Russian language
Лечуlecu-

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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 Lechu
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