Omechi Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Omechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 200 | 1:230,900 | 16,264 |
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Omechi (14) may also be a first name.
Omechi Demographics
Omechi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Omechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omechi is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Omechi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Omechi is the 798,040th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Omechi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omechi reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 51 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 43 percent reside and Busia County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.
Omechi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Omechi
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