Luchu Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luchu (931) may also be a first name.

Luchu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luchu (Hindi: लूचू, Marathi: लूचू, Oriya: ଲୁଚୁ, Russian: Лучу) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luchu? popularity and diffusion

Luchu is the 1,028,911th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Luchu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luchu is also the 265,066th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 931 people.

The surname Luchu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya Luchu is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live, Busia County, where 2 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Luchu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Luchu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luchau91207/
Lauchu9138/
Lutchu915/
Liuchu915/
Luchus913/
Louchu912/
Luchuu912/
Luechu911/
Lucu89501/
Lucheux8344/
Luechau8318/
Leucheu8318/
Luichau833/
Luchaup832/
Luchhau832/
Luchaud831/
Loucheu831/
Leuchou831/
Lochu802,139/
Lushu801,144/
Luciu80895/
Lucau80207/
Lucuț80140/
Lichu8052/
Luzhu8046/
Lukhu8027/
Luceu8023/
Lucuy8021/
Luczu8017/
Laucu8017/
Loucu8013/
Lujhu804/
Luhsu803/
Lucui802/
Hlucu801/
Lucsu801/
Loucheux77181/
Leutchou77154/
Leutcheu77138/
Lauschus77133/
Loucheut7731/
Loutchou774/
Leuchuch773/
Lyauchus771/
Louschut771/
Luisschu771/
Lucius738,493/
Lochau73295/
Lüchau73285/
Loucou73253/
Luchoo73242/
Lichau73240/
Liuzhu73132/
Lochou73119/
Luceus73115/
Lukhau7376/
Lichui7347/
Lucuța7340/
Liushu7334/
Liucui7319/
Lleucu7318/
Laucou736/
Loochu735/
Laukhu733/
Lushau733/
Luczus733/
Lushui733/
Hlușcu732/
Lochui732/
Lushus731/
Lutshu731/
Luciua731/
Lichhu731/
Loschu731/
Llushu731/
Lochhu731/
Lucușa731/
Luczau731/
Luciux731/
Luciuz731/
Lusahu731/
Lusheu731/
Licheu731/
Louzhu731/
Liuciu731/
Luju671,027/
Lusu671,026/
Laucius67530/
Luzu67516/
Luxu67358/
Luţu6789/
Leucuța6732/
Lhichou6721/
Lausuch6715/
Liushou674/
Luicius673/
Loucius672/
Luukhuu672/
Leuciue671/
Lucù671/
Lucú671/
Luciuss671/
Lushuha671/
Lutchoo671/
Luutshu671/
Louchoo671/
Liauciu671/
Liushui671/
Loushus670/

Luchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luchu in the Hindi language
लूचूlucu-
Luchu in the Oriya language
ଲୁଚୁlucu93.33
ଲୂଚୁlucu6.67
Luchu in the Marathi language
लूचूlucu66.67
लुचूlucu33.33
Luchu in the Russian language
Лучуlucu-

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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 Luchu
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