Ochenye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ochenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ochenye (12) may also be a first name.
Ochenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochenye is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ochenye is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochenye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochenye is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 67 percent live and Lagos, where 33 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochenge | 86 | 1,550 | / |
| Ochenje | 86 | 250 | / |
| Uchenye | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ochenei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochenehi | 80 | 158 | / |
| Okhenaye | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ocheneyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ocheniya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ocheniyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Acheneye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocheeney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocheneis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocheinje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocheinge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochienje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochenuje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogenye | 77 | 216 | / |
| Ojenye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Acenye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ocenie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhenaiye | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ocheinehi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ochennaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gochenoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojeneye | 71 | 333 | / |
| Ochenja | 71 | 85 | / |
| O'Heney | 71 | 43 | / |
| Otsenye | 71 | 30 | / |
| Achenge | 71 | 29 | / |
| Achenie | 71 | 23 | / |
| Achenje | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ojeniye | 71 | 12 | / |
| Achinye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ogenyie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oceanie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Achenee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogeneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uchenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochenji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uchenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acheneje | 67 | 2,523 | / |
| Achionye | 67 | 351 | / |
| Acheniyi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Hacheney | 67 | 129 | / |
| Okhinaye | 67 | 47 | / |
| Acheneja | 67 | 16 | / |
| O'Heaney | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hachenei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Acheneji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Otchenai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achenije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achenjie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acheniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achenhyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achenejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achoinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achennie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ochenye
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