Okerchiri Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okerchiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okerchiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okerchiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okerchiri is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okerchiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okerchiri is the 686,443rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The surname Okerchiri is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okerchiri reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okerchiri is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Apart from Ghana Okerchiri occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Okerchiri Last Name Statistics demography

Okerchiri earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okertchiri951/
Akarchir711/
Akorchior676/
Akarchariya608/
Akrachirayu604/
Akorchur5919/
Akirkiri596/
Eakarchariya571/
Ikyorcher561/
Ochirseree534/

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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
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  • 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 Okerchiri
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