Olechi Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Olechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Olechi (46) may also be a first name.
Olechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olechi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olechi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 48 percent live, Ogun, where 24 percent live and Borno, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria Olechi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Olechi
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