Ochiheche Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ochiheche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ochiheche Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ochiheche Last Name Facts

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

Ochiheche occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ochiheche click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochiheche? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ochiheche is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Ochiheche is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ochiheche reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ochiheche is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 96 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ochiheche occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochieche942/
Ochiechi824/
Ochieze751,145/
Ochieje7516/
Ochiese7514/
Ochieke756/
Ochiege755/
Uchiechi712/
Ochijeje712/
Hochieser672/
Ochiez671/
Osiech671/
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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 Ochiheche
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