Orwechi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orwechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orwechi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Orwechi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orwechi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Orwechi.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwechi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orwechi is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Orwechi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orwechi reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwochi86224/
Orwachi861/
Gorwecki8037/
Orwichit809/
Garwechi801/
Orbeci7793/
Orvichi711/
Orbichi711/
Arvecchi6730/
Arwachai6713/
Garwecki6711/
Orvichit672/
Ourbeche671/
Arbechii671/
Gorwicki671/
Gorwetzi671/
Horbecki671/
Horuichi671/
Herweche671/
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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 Orwechi
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