Okochia Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okochia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okochia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Okochia Last Name Facts

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

Okochia has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okochia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okochia is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Okochia reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okochia is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Okochia is most numerous in: Lagos, where 60 percent are found, Cross River, where 20 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuchia866/
Okachia865/
Okokhia864/
Okechia862/
Okochio861/
Ekochia861/
Akochiat8016/
Akochiah805/
Okutchia801/
Hakouchia7511/
Akouchiah752/
Ukochio71202/
Akokhia71176/
Akachia717/
Ukachia715/
Akuchia712/
Ekechia711/
Okojiea711/
Akechia711/
Ekachia711/
Okuchio711/
Okuojia711/
Akaachia6742/
Ukaachia674/
Akeechia674/
Akochioh671/
Ukcochio671/

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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 Okochia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis