Okpecha Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Okpecha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpecha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Okpecha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okpecha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okpecha.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpecha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okpecha is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okpecha are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okpecha is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 95 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Okpecha occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Okpecha
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