Okpechi Surname

199,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0491:86,4536,064
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Okpechi (122) may also be a first name.

Okpechi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpechi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okpechi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpechi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,526th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,481,866 people. Okpechi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpechi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 122 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,049 people, or 1 in 86,453. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 50 percent reside, Cross River, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okpechi Last Name Statistics demography

Okpechi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.31% less than the national average, earning $33,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpoechi9371/
Okpeichi933/
Okpaechi932/
Okpechui931/
Okpeachi931/
Okpachi86286/
Ekpechi86148/
Okpochi8677/
Okpeche8663/
Akpechi8641/
Okpecha8633/
Ukpechi864/
Okpeicha801,123/
Okpachui80306/
Okpetche80296/
Okpeïcha80290/
Okpeîcha8053/
Okpochie802/
Okpeiche801/
Akpeachi801/
Akphechi801/
Okpegi774/
Okpezi771/
Okpecy771/
Okpahachi751/
Akpochi71112/
Akpachi7183/
Okpache7133/
Okpejai7121/
Okpezie714/
Ekpochi711/
Okpigeh711/
Okpeeji711/
Akpeche711/
Ekpachi711/
Okpoche711/
Akpetche6744/
Okpaiche6723/
Okpacheu677/
Akpaichi676/
Akpichii674/
Akpochei673/
Okpéicha672/
Akpeicha672/
Okpêicha671/
Akpachui671/
Akpachie671/
Okpoicha671/
Akpekhai671/

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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 Okpechi
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