Ichechi Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ichechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ichechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1591:290,44018,686
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ichechi (181) may also be a first name.

Ichechi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ichechi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ichechi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ichechi? popularity and diffusion

Ichechi is the 1,305,105th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ichechi are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 181 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 290,440. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 38 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ichechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ichechie932/
Uchechi861,421/
Ichichi86606/
Icheche8685/
Ichecha8635/
Echechi869/
Ichecki861/
Jichichi80339/
Gicheche80157/
Gichichi8014/
Uchiechi802/
Echechie801/
Ichecheh801/
Itcheche801/
Aicheche801/
Ikechi776,754/
Isechi77654/
Igechi77109/
Ijechi7718/
Icheji776/
Izechi772/
Ichesi771/
Itchetche7565/
Gichichio754/
Huichachi752/
Hichaichi751/
Huichochi751/
Ikaichech751/
Ikeuchi7124,044/
Isichei712,819/
Jichici71312/
Echeche71184/
Ucheche71143/
Eziechi71131/
Iechika7153/
Ichicha7112/
Uchachi719/
Ikeachi717/
Ichoche716/
Ikechie714/
Ikeechi713/
Ijhejhi713/
Ichache713/
Esichei712/
Ichishi712/
Ichekhe711/
Isechei711/
Izichei711/
Iezechi711/
Ichezie711/
Ikehchi711/
Aicheji711/
Ichicki711/
Hicheki711/
Hekechi711/
Ischezi711/
Aitchetche711/
Eckechi711/
Ikechio711/
Hechiche67453/
Echeikhi67137/
Aichache6769/
Icegi6727/
Ehsicheh6723/
Ichichay6714/
Ucheuche675/
Hechichi673/
Hechachi673/
Iceki671/
Ichhache671/
Hechishi671/
Gichuici671/
Echeeche671/
Ishichei671/
Ishicheh671/
Aichoche671/
Eeziechi671/
Jheci671/
Icici671/

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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
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  • 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 Ichechi
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