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
The surname Omechi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omechi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 798,040th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name globally, borne by 14 people.
The surname Omechi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 51 percent live, Nyamira County, where 43 percent live and Busia County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Omechi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Omechi surname 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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