Oguche Surname

44,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,7871:15,0291,481
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oguche (1,018) may also be a first name.

Oguche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oguche is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguche? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,000th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 617,118 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguche live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 251,702nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,018 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,787 people, or 1 in 15,029. In Nigeria Oguche is mostly found in: Kogi, where 52 percent reside, Kaduna, where 7 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oguche Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oguche surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguche9253/
Ogouche926/
Oguchie925/
Ogucheu922/
Oguuche922/
Oguchee921/
Oguches921/
Oghuche921/
Oguchei921/
Ogucehe921/
Oguch916/
Oguce911/
Ougouche861/
Oguhchce861/
Oguchi8312,048/
Ogucha83443/
Eguche83298/
Ogoche83189/
Ogushe8399/
Aguche8323/
Uguche8320/
Ogiche836/
Goguch831/
Oguc802/
Ouhgouche801/
Ogoutchei801/
Ogouchi77729/
Ogauchi77660/
Anguche77369/
Hoguchi7742/
Oigoche7742/
Eghuche775/
Onguchi773/
Aghuche772/
Ogoucha772/
Ouguchi772/
Aguuche771/
Eguchie771/
Oguhshe771/
Oguzhie771/
Ogoeche771/
Oogucha771/
Oguse7388/
Oguje7370/
Oguke7330/
Oguze7318/
Oguge7315/
Ogush7313/
Ogoce735/
Oguca732/
Ogoch732/
Aguch731/
Ogoutchi71100/
Aghauche7189/
Gougouch715/
Aggouche714/
Aghouche711/
Agoutche711/
Ougouchi711/
Agoucher711/
Hoiguchi711/
Eguchi6782,079/
Ogushi6710,747/
Oguzie679,590/
Ogochi67436/
Agouch67273/
Ogocha6738/
Gogucz6737/
Agucha6734/
Ogichi6729/
Ongush6725/
Agoche6724/
Oguzey6723/
Aguchi6717/
Ogutci6717/
Agiche6715/
Ugoche6715/
Oguzee6713/
Gogush6711/
Uguchi676/
Ogusha674/
Agushe674/
Ogujea672/
Ogouke672/
Oiguse672/
Oghuse671/
Oiggochie671/
Ogooch671/
Ogoshe671/
Gaugauche671/
Haggouche671/
Agoutchei671/

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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 Oguche
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