Okechi Surname

54,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3941:32,8412,723
Uganda2,1401:18,2432,766
Kenya1,5421:29,9483,291
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Okechi (3,088) may also be a first name.

Okechi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okechi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okechi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okechi is the 54,861st most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 785,804 people. The surname Okechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okechi reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okechi is also the 129,806th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 3,088 people.

Okechi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,394 people, or 1 in 32,841. In Nigeria Okechi is mostly found in: Enugu, where 41 percent reside, Abia, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Okechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okechi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Okechi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oketchi92325/
Okechie927/
Okeychi924/
Okeachi923/
Ookechi922/
Ockechi922/
Okaechi921/
Okeuchi921/
Okoechi921/
Okeechi921/
Okeci913/
Okeuchie861/
Oketchoi861/
Okochi8318,523/
Okecha836,607/
Ekechi835,605/
Akechi833,894/
Okachi833,454/
Ukechi83269/
Okichi8381/
Okeche8321/
Aketchi77883/
Ochechi77598/
Okaichi77562/
Hokichi7763/
Okeacha7738/
Okochie7719/
Okeiche7714/
Okachie7713/
Ukechii776/
Okichie774/
Oketchy773/
Akeachi773/
Okoeche773/
Okaachi773/
Hokochi773/
Ukeachi772/
Eekechi772/
Ekechei772/
Okuichi772/
Okeïcha772/
Oukachi772/
Akeuchi771/
Oukeche771/
Ekkechi771/
Ekechie771/
Ekeechi771/
Okkochi771/
Hekechi771/
Oukecha771/
Okecher771/
Okechyo771/
Okachai771/
Oketche771/
Oketshi771/
Uketchi771/
Akechii771/
Akechui771/
Akeechi771/
Eckechi771/
Aakechi771/
Akechai771/
Okeca73285/
Okezi73120/
Okegi7325/
Okici739/
Okecy734/
Akeci733/
Okece731/
Okhochyi7122/
Okichich7116/
Okhachie719/
Ouqechih713/
Oukochih712/
Akechich712/
Ocheychi712/
Okhochiy711/
Ocheichi711/
Akethchi711/
Acketchi711/
Ohkohchi711/
Okezie6723,055/
Akochi672,951/
Akichi672,788/
Okoche672,052/
Okache671,694/
Akachi67625/
Akeche67411/
Akecha67317/
Ukecha67271/
Okiche67220/
Ekichi67147/
Ekachi6742/
Ukeche6730/
Okejeh6723/
Okeizi6720/
Okeize6719/
Okeiji6717/
Okeazi6715/
Ekeche6710/
Okezeh678/
Ochize677/
Okicha677/
Ekochi674/
Okeeji673/
Okejai673/
Ucechi672/
Okezei671/
Okeigi671/
Ocheechei671/
Okehca671/
Okheca671/
Akechy671/
Akehji671/
Ochizi671/
Ukichi671/

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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 Okechi
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