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
Wachu (Hindi: वाॅचू, Marathi: वाचु, Oriya: ୱାଚୁ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 218,263rd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,882,550 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wachu are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 288 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,225 people, or 1 in 37,698. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Tana River County, where 46 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 30 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Wachu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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