Oche Surname
Approximately 19,557 people bear this surname
Oche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19,097 | 1:9,276 | 1,021 |
| Iran | 121 | 1:634,566 | 34,558 |
| Philippines | 89 | 1:1,137,508 | 91,778 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Oché (3) are calculated separately.
Oche (5,936) may also be a first name.
Oche Demographics
Oche Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Oche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oche (Hindi: ओछे, Marathi: ओचे, Russian: Оче) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as: Oché. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oche? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,486th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 372,631 people. The last name Oche is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oche live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 86,263rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 5,936 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19,097 people, or 1 in 9,276. In Nigeria Oche is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 55 percent reside, Kaduna, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Oche occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Oche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Oche has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Oche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oche surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Oche last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
Oche earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oche in the Hindi language | ||
| ओछे | oche | - |
| Oche in the Marathi language | ||
| ओचे | oce | - |
| Oche in the Russian language | ||
| Оче | oce | - |
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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 Oche
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