Okochiri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okochiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okochiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Okochiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okochiri is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Okochiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okochiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okochiri are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Okochiri is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 67 percent live and Mayuge District, where 33 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoochiri944/
Okechiri881/
Okojiri8020/
Acochiri753/
Akechiri751/
Ekechiri751/
Akouchira711/
Okaziri673/
Okugiri673/
Okojeri671/
Okokhere63177/
Okeugiri6314/
Akochere632/
Acuchiri632/
Okachere632/
Okechury632/
Akacheri631/
Okoikhere5969/
Akouchere592/
Akootchere561/
Akozire539/
Akaziri533/
Okogere531/
Okujeri531/
Akacire531/
Hokagire501/
Acochera501/

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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 Okochiri
  • 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