Across the world, Hanchu (汉初 
, 汉楚 , Ancho 
) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine forename. The forename Hanchu is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a rare boy's name, Ethiopia, and China, where it is a rare primarily male, but scarcely female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, India, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Hanchu is the last name as well as the forename.