Oketchi Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oketchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oketchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3151:123,93411,650
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oketchi Last Name Facts

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

Oketchi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oketchi.

How Common Is The Last Name Oketchi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oketchi is the 844,382nd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oketchi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 123,934. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 65 percent live, Bugiri District, where 21 percent live and Namayingo District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Oketchi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oketchoi931/
Okechi929,274/
Aketchi86883/
Oketcha8672/
Okotchi8657/
Okatchi868/
Okeychi864/
Oketchy863/
Okeachi863/
Ockechi862/
Ookechi862/
Oketche861/
Oketshi861/
Okeechi861/
Uketchi861/
Okeci833/
Okotchie8018/
Hoketcha801/
Acketchi801/
Akethchi801/
Akaetchi801/
Okhatchi801/
Akechi773,894/
Okichi7781/
Okeche7721/
Akatchi71652/
Okaichi71562/
Okotche71429/
Hokichi7163/
Akotchi7149/
Okitche7146/
Okeiche7114/
Aketcha718/
Akitchi717/
Aketche714/
Akeachi713/
Okuichi712/
Oketsha711/
Akechai711/
Ooketsi711/
Oukeche711/
Okitceh711/
Okechyo711/
Okitshi711/
Okethca711/
Aakechi711/
Akechii711/
Akechui711/
Akeechi711/
Aketchy711/
Okeca67285/
Okezi67120/
Akatchai67111/
Akotchie6714/
Asketche679/
Okici679/
Okecy674/
Ekatchai674/
Akatchie673/
Akeci673/
Ouqechih673/
Acotchie672/
Akathchi671/
Okece671/
Ochetshi671/

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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 Oketchi
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