Oforchukwu Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Oforchukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oforchukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oforchukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oforchukwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oforchukwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,612,213th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. Oforchukwu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oforchukwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Oforchukwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Oforchukwu is most numerous in: Rivers, where 29 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent are found and Kebbi, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offorchukwu | 95 | 16 | / |
| Offor Chukwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uforchukwu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Aforchukwu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Aforochukwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uferechukwu | 76 | 1 | / |
| Overchuk | 67 | 2,732 | / |
| Yvorchuk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eferchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovarchuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavorchuk | 63 | 271 | / |
| Overchuck | 63 | 17 | / |
| Yvorchuck | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ivorchuck | 63 | 5 | / |
| Overrchuck | 60 | 1 | / |
| Averchuk | 56 | 138 | / |
| Overchyk | 56 | 53 | / |
| Yverchuk | 56 | 8 | / |
| Yvarchuk | 56 | 2 | / |
| Uvarchuk | 56 | 1 | / |
| Avarchuk | 56 | 1 | / |
| Efrochuk | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ivarchuk | 56 | 1 | / |
| Overchik | 56 | 1 | / |
| Yavorchak | 53 | 73 | / |
| Yavarchuk | 53 | 8 | / |
| Overchick | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yavorchyk | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aferechkhi | 50 | 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 Oforchukwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis