Okwachi Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwachi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1991:232,06016,320
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Okwachi (56) may also be a first name.

Okwachi Last Name Facts

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

Okwachi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwachi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwachi reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Okwachi is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name Okwachi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya Okwachi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 61 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 27 percent reside and Busia County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Okwachi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Okwachi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuachi9312/
Okwaci922/
Okwache86107/
Okwochi8673/
Ukwachi8646/
Okwechi8630/
Okwacha8611/
Akwachi865/
Ogwachi861/
Okwuache806/
Okwuechi804/
Ukwuachi804/
Ekwuachi801/
Eukwachi801/
Okwoochi801/
Eekwachi801/
Okwazi7722/
Okwagi7715/
Okwaca776/
Okwace771/
Okweichie751/
Okwoche711,571/
Ekwochi71335/
Ogbachi71271/
Okweche71211/
Akwacha71155/
Ekwechi7175/
Okwuazi7145/
Okwocha7132/
Ogwochi7120/
Ogwacha7111/
Akwechi717/
Ogwache716/
Okuache714/
Akwache713/
Ogwechi713/
Okuechi711/
Okwechy711/
Ukwacha711/
Ukuachi711/
Ukwache711/
Akwochi711/
Okwokhai6719/
Ogwuechi6715/
Ugwuachi679/
Ungwachi676/
Akwhacha674/
Ukwochie674/
Ogwauche673/
Okwuocha671/
Akwatshi671/
Ukuachio671/
Okuechyi671/
Okwuoche671/
Okuechie671/
Okwochee671/
Okwoiche671/
Aukwacha671/
Okwooche671/
Ekwuochi671/

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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 Okwachi
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