Ogechi Surname

90,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ogechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,3811:13,6591,676
Nigeria1,8691:94,7796,519
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ogechi (121,563) may also be a first name.

Ogechi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogechi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogechi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,561st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,377,087 people. The last name Ogechi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogechi live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogechi is also the 8,512th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 121,563 people.

The last name Ogechi is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,381 people, or 1 in 13,659. In Kenya Ogechi is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 40 percent live, Nyamira County, where 37 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ogechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ogechi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ogechi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongechi921,271/
Oghechi9210/
Ogecchi925/
Ogechie921/
Oguechi921/
Ogachi831,838/
Ogecha83495/
Ogochi83436/
Ojechi83134/
Ozechi83127/
Ogeche8395/
Egechi8357/
Ugechi8332/
Ogichi8329/
Ogeshi837/
Osechi835/
Agechi834/
Ogechy832/
Ochechi77598/
Osetchi7771/
Ongeche7760/
Ogueche7735/
Ogheche774/
Egechie773/
Aguechi772/
Oigochi771/
Oseţchi771/
Aghechi771/
Ogoeche771/
Odjechi771/
Ogueshi771/
Ugechie771/
Ugeychi771/
Ougecha771/
Ogezi731,080/
Ogeji73193/
Ogeki7385/
Ogici731/
Ageci731/
Ogegi731/
Aguetchi7131/
Ochiechi714/
Ocheychi712/
Ong'eche711/
Osetchii711/
Oughichi711/
Ocheichi711/
Otgichii711/
Gachechi711/
Azechi672,728/
Agachi672,138/
Ogishi671,505/
Agueci67521/
Ochegi67412/
Ochije67341/
Ochica67283/
Agochi67273/
Ogoche67189/
Oseshi67120/
Asechi67108/
Ogizeh6786/
Ochige6775/
Ozichi6773/
Agecha6764/
Ochiji6756/
Oseche6749/
Ocheji6739/
Egeche6738/
Osecki6729/
Ojeche6725/
Ageshi6724/
Oghigi6724/
Ogache6719/
Ogezie6717/
Ogisei6716/
Egochi679/
Ogieki679/
Ochize677/
Ageche677/
Ogiche676/
Ochigi676/
Oghiji674/
Ozeshi673/
Oghize673/
Egechy672/
Ogeesi672/
Agichi672/
Ogeiji672/
Angeci672/
Ogicha671/
Osechy671/
Hosecheit671/
Ugecha671/
Ozgece671/
Oghige671/
Ogesha671/
Ocheechei671/
Egichi671/
Ogessi671/
Ogesie671/
Ugeche671/
Oguesi671/
Ozeche671/
Agecai671/
Agesci671/
Agieci671/
Ochizi671/
Oghezi671/
Oghisi671/
Ogezeh671/
Oiggochie671/
Osichi671/
Ouchechie671/
Eugeci671/

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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 Ogechi
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