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 found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okecho.

How Common Is The Last Name Okecho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,552nd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,806,083 people. Okecho is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okecho are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okecho is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 20 people.

The last name Okecho is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,015 people, or 1 in 9,723. In Uganda Okecho is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 23 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Okecho is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Okecho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okecho surname is chiefly 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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