Okuchaba Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuchaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuchaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okuchaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okuchaba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuchaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okuchaba is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Okuchaba are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okuchaba is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria Okuchaba is most common in: Rivers, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okuchapa881/
Okujaba803/
Okichapa7536/
Akchabay756/
Oguchuba751/
Oguche Abah741/
Oguachuba7173/
Oguechuba7151/
Oguechiba711/
Okujava671,028/
Oguecheuba6710/
Oguechueba671/
Okujobi5310/
Akujuoba501/

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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 Okuchaba
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