Okechu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Okechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okechu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okechu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Okechu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Okechu is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 50 percent reside and Zombo District, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Okechu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okhechu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oketchu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oukechou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okochu | 83 | 157 | / |
| Ekechu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Akechu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okachu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ukechu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oukhechou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukeachu | 77 | 161 | / |
| Ekeichu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Akechui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akiechu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekiechu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okezu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Akechoud | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akechout | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aketchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aketchus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oukachou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekochu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ekichu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Akachu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Okejju | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okeizu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okeazu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akochu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akichu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okeaju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okeeju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okeuzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekachu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okheju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okezou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okechu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis