Okocha Surname

7,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria70,9131:2,498329
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Ukraine1671:272,59135,306
England1231:452,99229,924
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Kenya671:689,25229,975
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Gambia41:480,863548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Okocha (1,836) may also be a first name.

Okocha Last Name Facts

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

Okocha (Russian: Окоча) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okocha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,870th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 100,950 people. The surname Okocha occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okocha are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okocha is also the 178,027th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,836 people.

The surname Okocha is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70,913 people, or 1 in 2,498. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found, Delta, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Okocha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Okocha surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Okocha surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Okocha earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning R 233,520 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $44,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okotcha92123/
Okoucha9223/
Okhocha9221/
Okoocha925/
Okochah923/
Okochas921/
Okochoa921/
Ockocha921/
Ogkocha921/
Okoecha921/
Okohcha921/
Okoicha921/
Okojcha921/
Okoca915/
Okoochaa861/
Hokotcha861/
Okoutcha861/
Okochi8318,523/
Okecha836,607/
Okacha832,141/
Okoche832,052/
Okucha8361/
Akocha8339/
Okocho8331/
Ekocha8321/
Okohca834/
Ukocha833/
Ococha833/
Okocia832/
Okocza831/
Goikochea803/
Goykochea801/
Oukacha772,343/
Okouchi77130/
Okouche7752/
Okochie7719/
Okatcha7713/
Akoucha7712/
Akuocha777/
Okooche777/
Okotcho773/
Okoeche773/
Hokochi773/
Okoochi772/
Okkacha772/
Okoukha772/
Ekoecha772/
Okeïcha772/
Okhacha772/
Okoechi771/
Okochio771/
Okuoche771/
Okkochi771/
Eekocha771/
Hokoche771/
Hokochè771/
Oukecha771/
Okachai771/
Okuchai771/
Okuokha771/
Okaca7390/
Okoza7346/
Okoco732/
Akouchah71170/
Akoutcha7126/
Okhochyi7122/
Akoitcha7112/
Ookouchi717/
Ohkouchi716/
Oukouche715/
Oukochih712/
Okhochiy711/
Akouchat711/
Okkaacha711/
Hokkacha711/
Oukhacha711/
Okoutche711/
Okuokhai711/
Ohkohchi711/
Goicochea6714,159/
Okecho674,035/
Okachi673,454/
Akkoca673,331/
Akacha673,109/
Akochi672,951/
Goycochea672,377/
Okuchi671,986/
Okache671,694/
Oukouchih67588/
Hokoza67398/
Akecha67317/
Okooza67233/
Akoche67190/
Okacho6777/
Okuche6747/
Ukochi6722/
Ekecha6722/
Akochy6722/
Ekacha6719/
Ukacha6718/
Ukocho6713/
Okojih6711/
Okojoh6710/
Acocha679/
Akocho677/
Akucha676/
Ocoche675/
Okucho674/
Okacza673/
Ukucha673/
Okohji673/
Hoicochea671/
Hakoca671/
Okouco671/
Okoija671/
Hokoco671/
Okojea671/
Okoutchou671/
Akotchahe671/
Akoché671/
Oqacha671/
Okozoh671/
Okojhe671/
Okokho671/
Ekocho671/
Aqocha671/

Okocha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okocha in the Russian language
Окочаokoca-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okocha
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