Uche Surname
Approximately 138,379 people bear this surname
Uche Surname User-submission:
The surname Uche means 'the thought of good'. Other words with the same root are: uchenna, meaning 'God's will', uchendu, meaning 'the thought of life', uchechi, meaning 'the thought of God', and uchechukwu, meaning the same as uchechi.
Uche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 135,583 | 1:1,307 | 167 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| United States | 417 | 1:869,206 | 65,973 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Spain | 212 | 1:220,528 | 14,716 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Bolivia | 126 | 1:84,257 | 3,598 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Gambia | 36 | 1:53,429 | 238 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Üche (1) are calculated separately.
Uche (216,074) may also be a first name.
Uche Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Uche means 'the thought of good'. Other words with the same root are: uchenna, meaning 'God's will', uchendu, meaning 'the thought of life', uchechi, meaning 'the thought of God', and uchechukwu, meaning the same as uchechi.
- allenuche_nigeriaUche Demographics
Average Uche Salary in
United States
$51,649 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Uche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uche (Marathi: उचे, Russian: Уче) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Üche. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uche.
How Common Is The Last Name Uche? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,060th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,664 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uche reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uche is also the 4,842nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 216,074 people.
Uche is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135,583 people, or 1 in 1,307. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 26 percent live, Abia, where 12 percent live and Anambra, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 0 percent live.
Uche Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Uche last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Uche last name are 41.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.87% registered with the political party.
The amount Uche earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning R 284,340 per year; in United States they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $51,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $43,108 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uche in the Marathi language | ||
| उचे | uce | 95.37 |
| ऊचे | uce | 4.63 |
| Uche in the Russian language | ||
| Уче | uce | - |
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