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

Richu (Hindi: रिछु, Marathi: रीचु, Tibetan: རི་ཆུ།) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Richu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,251st most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,080,967 people. The last name Richu occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Richu reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 96,924th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 4,942 people.

Richu is most numerous in India, where it is held by 2,507 people, or 1 in 305,969. In India it is most prevalent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 96 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Kerala, where 1 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Richu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Richu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Richu last name decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Richu last name is principally 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

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Richu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis