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 last name Tanchu (Hindi: टन्चू, Marathi: तान्चू, Russian: Танчу, Tibetan: ཏཱན་ཆུ།) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanchu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanchu is the 1,775,494th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Tanchu is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanchu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tanchu is also the 415,584th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 427 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Tanchu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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