Okecho Surname

114,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okecho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okecho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,0151:9,7231,653
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Okecho (20) may also be a first name.

Okecho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okecho is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okecho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okecho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,552nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,806,083 people. Okecho is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okecho reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.

Okecho is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,015 people, or 1 in 9,723. In Uganda Okecho is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 23 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 14 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Okecho Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oketcho929,272/
Ockecho921/
Okkecho921/
Okeco914/
Oketchoi861/
Oketchho861/
Oukechou861/
Okecha836,607/
Akecho83185/
Okacho8377/
Okocho8331/
Okicho8315/
Okekho831/
Ukecho831/
Oukhechou801/
Aketcho77135/
Oketcha7772/
Okeacha7738/
Ochecho777/
Ukeacho772/
Okeïcha772/
Ekeicho771/
Oukecha771/
Okechsa771/
Okethco771/
Okoecha771/
Okeca73285/
Akeco7359/
Okezo731/
Akechoud716/
Akechout712/
Aketchou711/
Oukachou711/
Hoketcha711/
Hockycho711/
Okocha6772,190/
Okacha672,141/
Akacho67357/
Okezuo67335/
Akecha67317/
Ukecha67271/
Akicho6742/
Okejah6726/
Ekecha6722/
Okeuzo6710/
Okicha677/
Akocho677/
Okecia674/
Ekacho673/
Ekicho673/
Akecio672/
Ekocho671/
Okekha671/
Okezou671/
Okehca671/
Okejjo671/
Okicah671/
Okheca671/
Akekho671/
Ochizo671/

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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 Okecho
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