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

Okpechi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpechi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okpechi is the 199,526th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,481,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpechi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpechi is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 122 people.

The last name Okpechi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,049 people, or 1 in 86,453. In Nigeria Okpechi is mostly found in: Abia, where 50 percent live, Cross River, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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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