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    The surname Che

    A surname, carried by 2,393 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C000

    Che: #12,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Che #12,865, 2,393 people Che: #12,865 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Che #12,865, 2,393 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Che is more common than 92.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,393 people named Che in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,020 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,500.

    #12,865
    rank among US surnames
    2,393
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +59.5%
    change since 2000 (was #17,363)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,856Cliff2,395128,913
    #12,861Hofmeister2,394128,966
    #12,865Wunder2,393129,020
    #12,869Buckwalter2,392129,074
    #12,872Luebke2,391129,128

    Who is named Che

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    79% of people named Che identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Ches

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Michael Che
      American comedian, born 1983
    • Justin Che
      American soccer player, born 2003

    Notable Ches come mostly from the United States (1) and Germany (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Che

    Che has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Che?
    2,393 people in the United States had the surname Che in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,020 Americans. It ranked 12,865th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Che?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Che identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Che?
    Michael Che, American comedian, followed by Justin Che.
    Where is the surname Che most common?
    Wikidata records people named Che in the United States and Germany.
    Is the surname Che getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,393 in 2010, up 60%.