Ochekpe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ochekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ochekpe (856) may also be a first name.

Ochekpe Last Name Facts

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

Ochekpe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochekpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Ochekpe is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ochekpe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 278,400th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 856 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Ochekpe is most prevalent in: Benue, where 60 percent live, Plateau, where 26 percent live and Kano, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocheikpe9311/
Ocheukpe936/
Ochikpe8615/
Achekpe867/
Ochakpe866/
Ochekpa861/
Atchekpe80331/
Ojekpe771/
Ocikpe771/
Ogekpe771/
Gouchikpe758/
Ochikpa7144/
Goutchikpe7110/
Achikpe717/
Echikpe712/
Atchikpe674/
Ochaikpa671/
Gatchikpe631/
Ojikpe6216/
Ajekpe623/
Achikpa57137/
Achikpi57117/
Azoikpe576/
Ougikpe571/
Azeikpe571/
Azoîkpe571/
Atsekpe571/

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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 Ochekpe
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