Occhetti Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Occhetti Surname User-submission:

It could derive from hypocorphic forms of the medieval name Occho or Ocho.

There is an example in the Quinti Curti Rufi Historiae: '... here post Alexandrum respiceret, utique non reperturas subibat inter haec animum Lxxx fratres suos eodem die ab Ocho, saevissimo regum, trucidatos adiectumque stragi tot filiorum patrem .

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Occhetti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1191:513,92251,455
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England51:11,143,612252,590
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Occhetti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It could derive from hypocorphic forms of the medieval name Occho or Ocho.

There is an example in the Quinti Curti Rufi Historiae: '... here post Alexandrum respiceret, utique non reperturas subibat inter haec animum Lxxx fratres suos eodem die ab Ocho, saevissimo regum, trucidatos adiectumque stragi tot filiorum patrem ...'.

A derivation from Heniochorum gentes for apheresis is also possible.

The surname Occhetti is Piedmontese, typical of Turin with presences also in Asti and Cuneo.

Ochetti, almost unique, is a transcription error of the previous one.

Occhetto, very rare, is in the area between Turin and Cuneo.

Ochetto, almost unique, is probably due to transcription errors of the previous one.

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Occhetti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Occhetti is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Occhetti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Occhetti live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 513,922. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 95 percent live, Liguria, where 2 percent live and Lazio, where 1 percent live. Aside from Italy it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Occhetti Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Occhetti earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning €33,188 per year and in United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Occheitti941/
Ochetti93164/
Ouchetti884/
Ocheti861/
Achetti8025/
Ochitti809/
Ochetai801/
Oucheti801/
Ocheetai753/
Ouchette752/
Houcheti751/
Oukhetti751/
Hochette750/
Ocitti713,893/
Ochete71211/
Acetti71191/
Ochiti7165/
Acheti7119/
Ocette719/
Oketti719/
Acceti714/
D'ochette711/
Houchette711/
Achette6738/
Achitti6723/
Accette6716/
Achetai672/
Ocittii671/
Ochitoi671/
Ochithi671/
Okechti671/
Ãchetty671/
Acchiti671/
Goketti671/
Hocette671/

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