Tanchu Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Tanchu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 102 | 1:452,744 | 23,898 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tanchu (427) may also be a first name.
Tanchu Demographics
Tanchu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tanchu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanchu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanchu (Hindi: टन्चू, Marathi: तान्चू, Russian: Танчу, Tibetan: ཏཱན་ཆུ།) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tanchu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanchu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Tanchu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanchu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 415,584th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 427 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Tanchu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanchou | 92 | 139 | / |
| Tancheu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanchut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanchup | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tancu | 91 | 571 | / |
| Tantchou | 86 | 312 | / |
| Tanchoux | 86 | 292 | / |
| Tanchaud | 86 | 103 | / |
| Tantcheu | 86 | 23 | / |
| Tanchaut | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tancau | 83 | 571 | / |
| Tamchu | 83 | 169 | / |
| Tanciu | 83 | 129 | / |
| Tonchu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tenchu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Tanzhu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tanshu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tancou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Teancu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tankhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thanhchau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tenchou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tanzhou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tonchui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanchoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tankhui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tonchou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamcheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonchut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonchau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toncheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanchão | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanju | 73 | 3,884 | / |
| Tansu | 73 | 1,816 | / |
| Toncu | 73 | 944 | / |
| Tanzu | 73 | 636 | / |
| Tanxu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tanžu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tamchhus | 71 | 211 | / |
| Tanzhaus | 71 | 25 | / |
| Thamchou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tanceusz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Thamchus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tontcheu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tontchou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tamtcheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tamtchou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tanzusch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thenchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanceuzs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonciu | 67 | 472 | / |
| Tansuğ | 67 | 264 | / |
| Thanju | 67 | 216 | / |
| Tansui | 67 | 194 | / |
| Thansu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Tandju | 67 | 98 | / |
| Toncou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tanjud | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tanjut | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tanjou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tanzou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tansou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tanjui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tanzuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tansup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tansuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tamshu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tangiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tantsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanxu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tansus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tansiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tansau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohsinchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanchu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanchu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏཱན་ཆུ། | tenchu | - |
| Tanchu in the Marathi language | ||
| तान्चू | tancu | - |
| Tanchu in the Hindi language | ||
| टन्चू | tancu | 80 |
| टंचू | tancu | 20 |
| Tanchu in the Russian language | ||
| Танчу | tancu | - |
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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 Tanchu
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