Wachu Surname
Approximately 1,877 people bear this surname
Wachu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,225 | 1:37,698 | 4,036 |
| Japan | 571 | 1:223,895 | 9,540 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wachu (288) may also be a first name.
Wachu Demographics
Wachu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachu (Hindi: वाॅचू, Marathi: वाचु, Oriya: ୱାଚୁ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachu? popularity and diffusion
Wachu is the 218,263rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,882,550 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wachu reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wachu is also the 520,883rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 288 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,225 people, or 1 in 37,698. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Tana River County, where 46 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 16 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Wachu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wachu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wachu in the Hindi language | ||
| वाॅचू | vaecu | - |
| Wachu in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଚୁ | wacu | 95.12 |
| ୱଚୁ | wacu | 2.44 |
| ମାଚୁ | macu | 2.44 |
| Wachu in the Marathi language | ||
| वाचु | vacu | 50 |
| छू | chu | 25 |
| वाचू | vacu | 25 |
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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
- 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 Wachu
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