Ocheme Surname

75,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ocheme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocheme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,4131:27,6222,357
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
England121:4,643,172139,951
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Ocheme (853) may also be a first name.

Ocheme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ocheme is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocheme? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,923rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,127,928 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ocheme reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 279,019th most widely held first name globally It is held by 853 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,413 people, or 1 in 27,622. In Nigeria Ocheme is most common in: Benue, where 47 percent are found, Kogi, where 10 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ocheme Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochemeh9226/
Oscheme925/
Ochemhe925/
Ocheime925/
Ochieme923/
Oucheme922/
Ochemie922/
Ochoeme921/
Ocheume921/
Hocheme921/
Ocheeme921/
Ochem91629/
Oceme911/
Gotcheme8628/
Hotcheme866/
Goucheme862/
Houcheme861/
Acheme831,790/
Echeme83529/
Oschem83118/
Ucheme83112/
Ochome8391/
Ochema8386/
Ouchem8323/
Osheme8321/
Ochemi8316/
Ochime8315/
Ochame8313/
Okheme8313/
Gochem836/
Occeme836/
Ochiem835/
Hochem834/
Ocheim833/
Hoceme831/
Ochemy831/
Ohceme831/
Ohseme831/
Houtcheme8037/
Ocem804/
Houcheime803/
Hocheimer801/
Gotchemey801/
Goutcheme801/
Hacheme77375/
Ouchema77108/
Okheime77108/
Atcheme7781/
Hecheme7762/
Ucheime7753/
Achieme7722/
Achemie7720/
Echieme7718/
Gouchem7715/
Oschema7710/
Gosheme779/
Houchem777/
Ozcesme777/
Achemei777/
Goochem775/
Ucheume774/
Aucheme774/
Gacheme773/
Oshemeh773/
Okhemeh773/
Hocheim773/
Ouchemi773/
Achemeh772/
Okhemhe772/
Hoichem771/
Uchemee771/
Achaeme771/
Okhemie771/
Ocheama771/
Gotchem771/
Hochema771/
Oshemey771/
Oychemi771/
Oichemi771/
Oisheme771/
Achemet771/
Echemeh771/
Aïcheme771/
Oschime771/
Hochemi771/
Aceheme771/
Echeime771/
Hochiem770/
Hochheimer75575/
Hockheimer751/
Okeme734,872/
Achem733,136/
Ochim732,845/
Ojeme73734/
Oseme73342/
Ogeme7385/
Oshem7362/
Ocema7357/
Aceme7311/
Ozeme7310/
Okhem733/
Gocem732/
Ocihm731/
Oxeme731/
Ocsem731/
Hochheim71820/
Höchemer71182/
Aïtcheme7172/
Hatcheme7155/
Hachemer7143/
Hocheimy7123/
Hocheimi7119/
Hecheime716/
Achemije715/
Hachemie713/
Houchime712/
Hachemei711/
Uchiemme711/
Houchame711/
Gatcheme711/
Gotchime711/
Gouchemi711/
Goutchem711/
Ahïcheme711/
Acheumei711/
Atchemey711/
Ucheimeh711/
Ouchemma711/
Houcheim711/
Osheimer710/
Hachem6715,443/
Goucem672,541/
Achema672,480/
Achame671,940/
Achime67960/
Ochami67825/
Ochima67802/
Oshime67315/
Echemi67282/
Ozieme67277/
Heuchemer67222/
Oshemi67200/
Osheim67197/
Gokeme67184/
Osieme67151/
Ojemeh67128/
Uchime67122/
Echame67102/
Hakeme6795/
Achemi6791/
Otseme6791/
Okemeh6784/
Achome6741/
Acceme6739/
Ocsema6737/
Occema6733/
Houcem6728/
Houcheimi6728/
Oschim6728/
Ochimi6724/
Ouchim6718/
Uchema6717/
Asheme6717/
Acheam6711/
Ochomi6711/
Okeume6710/
Echime679/
Achiem677/
Aschem677/
Atchem676/
Ahceme676/
Hazeme675/
Gachem675/
Osseme675/
Okemes674/
Ojihme674/
Ogemeh674/
Gochim674/
Okemme673/
Ojhime673/
Oshema673/
Haseme672/
Okeame672/
Ocimea672/
Ochamy672/
Occime672/
Akheme672/
Oxchim672/
Osheem671/
Hozeme671/
Hosheimer671/
Adchem671/
Gaceme671/
Oucema671/
Okcemi671/
Uchemi671/
Ojeime671/
Oseime671/
Ookeme671/
Okemie671/
Acheum671/
Osemer671/
Houcheimy671/
Osemei671/
Osgeme671/
Ojjeme671/
Okhemi671/
Ocimer671/
O'Heim671/
Haschemie671/
Euchem671/
Echome671/
Axchem671/
Acheem671/
Acemet671/
Osemea671/
Osemeh671/
Osemey671/
Osemie671/
Okemei671/
Oiseme671/
Hoceem671/
Goshem671/
Ougeme671/
Ozemeh671/
Oochim671/
Hacheemee671/
Hochim671/
O'Heam670/
Acheim670/
Ochism670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ocheme
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