Akochi Surname
Approximately 2,951 people bear this surname
Akochi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,389 | 1:127,533 | 8,333 |
| Uganda | 874 | 1:44,667 | 5,571 |
| Ivory Coast | 422 | 1:54,671 | 3,299 |
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Akochi (518) may also be a first name.
Akochi Demographics
Akochi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akochi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akochi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akochi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akochi.
How Common Is The Last Name Akochi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akochi is the 149,670th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,469,517 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Akochi reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 371,231st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 518 people.
The surname Akochi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,389 people, or 1 in 127,533. In Nigeria Akochi is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 68 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Enugu, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.
Akochi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Akochi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Akochi
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