Kechi Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Kechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 1:512,694 | 16,131 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kechi (929) may also be a first name.
Kechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kechi (Hindi: केची, Marathi: केची, Oriya: େକଚି, Russian: Кечи) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kechi is the 500,792nd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kechi reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 265,401st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 929 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Kechi is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.
Kechi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kechi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kechi surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kechi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechi in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଚି | ekaci | - |
| Kechi in the Marathi language | ||
| केची | keci | 90.91 |
| कॅची | keci | 9.09 |
| Kechi in the Hindi language | ||
| केची | keci | 66.67 |
| कॅची | keci | 33.33 |
| Kechi in the Russian language | ||
| Кечи | keci | - |
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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 Kechi
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