Omucheni Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omucheni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omucheni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2741:168,54012,948

Omucheni (76) may also be a first name.

Omucheni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omucheni is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Omucheni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omucheni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 953,750th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omucheni live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 76 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 168,540. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found.

Omucheni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Omucheni surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omukenyi7525/
Omokheni7512/
Omuchine752/
Amouchene712/
Hamouchene67366/
Omokeni67174/
Amukeni6790/
Ahmouchene677/
Omukini671/
Hamuchinei671/
Hammouchene63293/
Amukenyi636/
Omokenyi632/
Omokeani632/
Hamoucene591/
Hamouchine563/
Houmoukini561/
Amukene5317/
Amukena5314/
Amokeni532/
Amukini531/
Hamukena503/
Amoukini501/

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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 Omucheni
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