Richu Surname

129,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Richu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5071:305,96917,157
Kenya6761:68,3136,520
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Richu (4,942) may also be a first name.

Richu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richu (Hindi: रिछु, Marathi: रीचु, Tibetan: རི་ཆུ།) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Richu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 129,251st most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,080,967 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Richu live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 96,924th most numerous first name globally It is held by 4,942 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,507 people, or 1 in 305,969. In India Richu is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 96 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Kerala, where 1 percent reside. Not including India Richu is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Richu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Richu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Richu surname decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Richu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richou911,563/
Richau91616/
Ritchu91150/
Roichu9154/
Richhu9127/
Richuu9111/
Richus916/
Raichu914/
Richui912/
Ruichu912/
Richut910/
Ricu89407/
Richaud835,206/
Richoux832,063/
Richeux831,267/
Reichau8380/
Richoud8336/
Richaux8323/
Richaut8311/
Richous834/
Rischau834/
Reicheu832/
Richuss831/
Raichou831/
Ritcheu831/
Hrichus831/
Richout831/
Richuit831/
Ritchui831/
Richaup830/
Richeus830/
Ritchut830/
Raicu806,712/
Ricou802,949/
Riciu80617/
Riczu80513/
Rishu80369/
Ricau80308/
Rechu80145/
Ruicu80132/
Ruchu80110/
Rijhu8036/
Ritcu8032/
Reicu8014/
Hricu809/
Rychu803/
Rikhu801/
Rișcu801/
Richchhu7751/
Roichaud771/
Richhuss771/
Ritchouy771/
Hreichus771/
Hritcu731,991/
Raiciu73742/
Hrițcu73383/
Rechou73289/
Hriczu73173/
Risshu7371/
Ruchuu7344/
Rechau7338/
Rikhau7332/
Risahu7332/
Richoo7323/
Roiciu7320/
Rishau7317/
Reechu7315/
Ricius738/
Rechus737/
Raychu736/
Ruizhu736/
Rishui735/
Rychau735/
Réchou735/
Reishu734/
Ruchui732/
Richoe732/
Retchu731/
Hrișcu731/
Rechut731/
Ricouh731/
Ruchuj731/
Rychus731/
Rycheu730/
Reitschuh7120/
Reichhaus711/
Risu672,742/
Riju671,369/
Rizu671,244/
Reishus67376/
Rîcu67150/
Recu67125/
Ritchoo6780/
Rajchut6727/
Rechaux6716/
Hrychus6711/
Reishou675/
Rechchu673/
Roychou671/
Rechhau671/
Rechout671/
Rishoud671/
Rishoux671/
Retchou671/
Reschau671/
Reschuh671/
Riţu671/
Rișcuța671/
Ryciuch671/
Rycu671/
Ridchoo671/
Rjhu671/
Rishous670/
Ridcouh670/

Richu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Richu in the Tibetan language
རི་ཆུ།richu66.67
རི་ཅུ་richu33.33
Richu in the Marathi language
रीचुricu55.56
रीचूricu44.44
Richu in the Hindi language
रिछुrichu37.68
रीछुrichu21.7
रीछूrichu19.89
रिछूrichu13.19
रिचूricu2.56
रिचुricu2.56
रीचूricu1.81
रीचुricu0.08

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