Okwachi Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Okwachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 199 | 1:232,060 | 16,320 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Okwachi (56) may also be a first name.
Okwachi Demographics
Okwachi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okwachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okwachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okwachi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okwachi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okwachi is the 1,108,016th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 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. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 56 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya Okwachi is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 61 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 27 percent are found and Busia County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Okwachi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwuachi | 93 | 12 | / |
| Okwaci | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okwache | 86 | 107 | / |
| Okwochi | 86 | 73 | / |
| Ukwachi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Okwechi | 86 | 30 | / |
| Okwacha | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akwachi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ogwachi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwuache | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okwuechi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuachi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekwuachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eukwachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwoochi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eekwachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwazi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Okwagi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Okwaca | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okwace | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okweichie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwoche | 71 | 1,571 | / |
| Ekwochi | 71 | 335 | / |
| Ogbachi | 71 | 271 | / |
| Okweche | 71 | 211 | / |
| Akwacha | 71 | 155 | / |
| Ekwechi | 71 | 75 | / |
| Okwuazi | 71 | 45 | / |
| Okwocha | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ogwochi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ogwacha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akwechi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ogwache | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okuache | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akwache | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogwechi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okuechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwechy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukuachi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwochi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwokhai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ogwuechi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ugwuachi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ungwachi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akwhacha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukwochie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogwauche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwuocha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwatshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuachio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuechyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuoche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuechie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwochee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukwacha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwooche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuochi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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