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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akochi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 149,670th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,469,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Akochi reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akochi is also the 371,231st most commonly held given name globally, borne by 518 people.
Akochi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,389 people, or 1 in 127,533. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 68 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Enugu, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.
Akochi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the 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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