Ochefu Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Ochefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 897 | 1:197,484 | 11,857 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ochefu (110) may also be a first name.
Ochefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ochefu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochefu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ochefu is the 388,780th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ochefu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochefu is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 110 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 897 people, or 1 in 197,484. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 72 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ochefu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochiefu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ocheifu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Echefu | 83 | 2,474 | / |
| Ochofu | 83 | 61 | / |
| Ochifu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Achefu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Uchefu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oshefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echiefu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Achiefu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Echeefu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Euchefu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Echefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uchefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okefu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Osefu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ojefu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ogefu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Echofu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Achafu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ashefu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ojeifu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Otsefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achifu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hugefu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acefuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosefu | 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 Ochefu
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