Okelechi Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Okelechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoelechi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ekelechi | 88 | 21 | / |
| Okelichi | 88 | 11 | / |
| Ukelechi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Okeleche | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okelesi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Okelegi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okelezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okeleki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okolichi | 75 | 94 | / |
| Okolochi | 75 | 58 | / |
| Akelachi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okalichi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ekelachi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ookeleji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Akeleche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uchelechi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akaliechi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okoloichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocheleshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okollichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeleke | 67 | 5,115 | / |
| Aceleci | 67 | 67 | / |
| Okeleka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okeleze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okelisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okelege | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okelese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okelika | 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 Okelechi
- 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