Okwuchi Surname

140,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwuchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwuchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1561:56,1294,234
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Okwuchi (3,910) may also be a first name.

Okwuchi Last Name Facts

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

Okwuchi is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwuchi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,192nd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,288,083 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okwuchi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okwuchi is also the 112,023rd most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 3,910 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,156 people, or 1 in 56,129. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 34 percent are found, Delta, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Okwuchi is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Okwuchi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Okwuchi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuchie935/
Okwuechi934/
Okkwuchi931/
Okwuci921/
Okwochi8673/
Akwuchi8649/
Okwuche8635/
Ogwuchi8629/
Okwucha865/
Okwichi861/
Ukwuchi861/
Ekwuchi861/
Akwuchie8067/
Ogwuechi8015/
Ogwuchie804/
Okwoochi801/
Ogwuchei801/
Okwuzi77182/
Ogwuche7122,102/
Okwoche711,571/
Ogbuchi71763/
Ogwucha7187/
Agwuchi7156/
Okwuiji7137/
Ugwuchi7136/
Egwuchi7132/
Okwocha7132/
Ukwuche7130/
Ogwochi7120/
Ekwuche7117/
Akwuche7116/
Okwuzie716/
Akwochi711/
Oquichi711/
Okwuige711/
Okwuigi711/
Okwujei711/
Ogwueche67164/
Akwichai6722/
Ekwuchey6717/
Ogwuuche6710/
Ogwuiche674/
Ukwochie674/
Ogwauche673/
Oghwuche673/
Ogwucher672/
Agbouchi672/
Egwuchie672/
Ogbuchai671/
Ogbuichi671/
Okwochee671/
Ogwucheu671/
Ugwuchie671/
Okwooche671/
Ogbeuchi671/
Ohgwuche671/

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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 Okwuchi
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