Okenchi Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okenchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3091:573,27827,744
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okenchi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okenchi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenchi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 858,879th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okenchi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria Okenchi is most common in: Enugu, where 47 percent reside, Plateau, where 18 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Okenchi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Okenchi Last Name Statistics demography

Okenchi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekenchi862/
Okonchi862/
Okencha861/
Ochenchi803/
Aakenchi801/
Akhenchi801/
Okhinchi801/
Okenji7715/
Okengi774/
Okenzi773/
Aukenchai751/
Okincha71131/
Okonche7151/
Okanche7150/
Ekinchi7126/
Akanchi7113/
Akonchi718/
Okenzie713/
Akinchi712/
Okyncha712/
Ekanchi712/
Okhengi711/
Akhanchi67170/
Achenchi6788/
Uchenchi6715/
Akanchei671/
Hockence671/
Okoincha671/
Aakanchi671/
Akhinchi671/
Akinchiy671/

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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 Okenchi
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