Ochechi Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ochechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5941:298,22016,664
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ochechi (222) may also be a first name.

Ochechi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochechi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ochechi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochechi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 538,129th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochechi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 605,116th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 222 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 298,220. In Nigeria Ochechi is primarily found in: Benue, where 33 percent are found, Anambra, where 15 percent are found and Cross River, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ochechi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Ochechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ochechi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochoechi93351/
Ochiechi934/
Ocheychi932/
Ocheichi931/
Ocheechei881/
Ocheichei881/
Ouchechie881/
Uchechi861,421/
Ocheche86849/
Ochichi86459/
Ochochi8685/
Achechi8613/
Ochachi8611/
Echechi869/
Ochecki867/
Ockechi862/
Ochecha861/
Ochoeche8011/
Ochichie8011/
Uchiechi802/
Ochieche802/
Oucheche802/
Ochechee801/
Uchechio801/
Ocheiche801/
Ochecche801/
Ochiochi801/
Hocechis801/
Otcheche801/
Gachechi801/
Ochochie801/
Ochyochi801/
Hachechi801/
Echechie801/
Achechie801/
Ouchachi801/
Ochetshi801/
Okechi779,274/
Ogechi775,292/
Ochegi77412/
Ojechi77134/
Ozechi77127/
Ocheji7739/
Ocheki7737/
Osechi775/
Ochesi771/
Goceci771/
Ocheca771/
Houcheche757/
Oshedchiy751/
Oucheiche751/
Achechzai751/
Ahcheechi751/
Goucheche751/
Hacheichi751/
Achachi712,478/
Ochiche711,302/
Echeche71184/
Ucheche71143/
Ochishi71119/
Osetchi7171/
Ochicha7170/
Ochejeh7142/
Acheche7124/
Gocheki7115/
Ochekit7115/
Ochijeh7113/
Ochache7111/
Ocheije7110/
Ocheski719/
Ochessi719/
Okechie717/
Ochecoa717/
Ochesih716/
Ochezie715/
Ochiezi714/
Okeychi714/
Okeachi713/
Ochegeh713/
Ookechi712/
Acheshi712/
Ochicki712/
Ochejcy711/
Ocheize711/
Okeuchi711/
Uchecha711/
Oscheji711/
Ochekeh711/
Osheshi711/
Oseţchi711/
Okeechi711/
Ochecka711/
Ocheeki711/
Ashechi711/
Hechiche67453/
Gacheche67221/
Acheache67205/
Achaichi6724/
Aceci6721/
Hacheche6720/
Achaachi6716/
Ocici6715/
Hoshichi6715/
Hachachi677/
Ocece676/
Otchekoi676/
Ucheuche675/
Hochiche674/
Oceji674/
Otcheski673/
Hosheshi673/
Hechichi673/
Ouqechih673/
Hechachi673/
Oceki672/
Osetchii671/
Hochecke671/
Achaïchi671/
Ochoiche671/
Ochiezeh671/
Okeuchie671/
Oustchetche671/
Hashechi671/
Goutchetche671/
Acketchi671/
Echeeche671/
Acheacha671/

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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 Ochechi
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