Obiocha Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3451:513,45725,439
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Obiocha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obiocha is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obiocha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiocha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 783,439th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obiocha live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obiocha is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 513,457. In Nigeria Obiocha is most frequent in: Abia, where 74 percent live, Kaduna, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Obiocha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obiocha last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Obiocha earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.14% more than the national average, earning $54,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oybiocha931/
Obicha9283/
Obiosha8620/
Obiocho861/
Obichah861/
Obiecha861/
Obica834/
Obiechea801/
Obiosa77543/
Abicha77344/
Obicho77194/
Obicoa7757/
Obeica7722/
Obecha7717/
Obicia7710/
Hobica777/
Ovicha774/
Obioja774/
Obicea771/
Abichat71310/
Hobaica71258/
Aabicha71170/
Obiosah71108/
Owiocho71100/
Obhiosa7149/
Obiacho7120/
Hobeica7118/
Aboicha7117/
Abitcha7114/
Obetcha7111/
Abichah717/
Ebeocha715/
Obiachi715/
Obuojha714/
Ahbicha713/
Gobycha713/
Habicha713/
Hobiaca712/
Obichei712/
Oibecha711/
Abuicha711/
Abeicha711/
Obyokha711/
Oboicoh711/
Abaicha711/
Abiochi711/
Gobecha711/
Abichai711/
Obico67562/
Obiza67191/
Obizo6759/
Obija6722/
Obijo6718/
Owoiocho6711/
Abica6710/
Obeca679/
Habichai671/
Gobitcho671/
Habichat671/
Owioycho671/

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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 Obiocha
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