Kechia Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Kechia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kechia (376) may also be a first name.
Kechia Demographics
Average Kechia Salary in
United States
$19,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kechia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kechia is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kechia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kechia reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kechia is also the 447,400th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 376 people.
Kechia is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Kechia is most numerous in: Benue, where 55 percent live, Taraba, where 40 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live.
Kechia Last Name Statistics demography
Kechia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchia | 92 | 11 | / |
| Keechia | 92 | 7 | / |
| Khechia | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kechi'a | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khaechia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ketchiha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachia | 83 | 743 | / |
| Kochia | 83 | 346 | / |
| Kichia | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kekhia | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kescia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kezhia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kechea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kechajias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kachhia | 77 | 518 | / |
| Khachia | 77 | 314 | / |
| Kecheha | 77 | 55 | / |
| Chechia | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ketshia | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kaachia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kitchia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kochhia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kachija | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khezhia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keichio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kethsia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koichia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khachiaa | 71 | 204 | / |
| Kachaiya | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kachiaai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kochaiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khuichia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khechhea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chechiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheachia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keezhiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitchias | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cachia | 67 | 5,059 | / |
| Kochio | 67 | 985 | / |
| Ketsia | 67 | 482 | / |
| Cochia | 67 | 234 | / |
| Kikhia | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kichihaha | 67 | 96 | / |
| Chiţea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kitchaiya | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ketchaiyo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kachio | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kachya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kejija | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chicea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kichio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kichya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chizya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kekhya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kejiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kochya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaachiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketcya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachhaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiscia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochhaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cichia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachiaijh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kechia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis