Uchem Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uchem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uchem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Uchem (31) may also be a first name.

Uchem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uchem is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uchem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Uchem is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Uchem live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uchem is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Uchem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 19 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Enugu, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Uchem exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ucheme91112/
Ouchem9123/
Uchemm911/
Euchem911/
Uchemg911/
Huchem911/
Ucem891/
Ucheime8353/
Gouchem8315/
Houchem837/
Aucheme834/
Oucheme832/
Auchiem831/
Huichem831/
Hutchem830/
Ochem80629/
Uchen80303/
Ichem80241/
Gucem8035/
Uchim8018/
Ushem807/
Ujhem806/
Ukhem803/
Ucemc801/
Uceme801/
Ugcem801/
Eucem800/
Uchichem771/
Houcheme771/
Goutchem771/
Uchechim771/
Ucheimeh771/
Houcheim771/
Huscheam770/
Ouchen7312,519/
Huchim735,402/
Goucem732,541/
Hichem731,442/
Huchen73390/
Uchenn73382/
Guchen73159/
Uchime73122/
Oschem73118/
Gushem7380/
Auchim7331/
Ucheng7330/
Houcem7328/
Hushem7319/
Uchene7319/
Ouchim7318/
Utchen7317/
Huckem7317/
Uchend739/
Uchimh738/
Auchen736/
Ochiem735/
Ucheen735/
Ushkem734/
Hochem734/
Euchen733/
Ocheim733/
Ichiem733/
Ukhiem733/
Auhsem732/
Uchkim731/
Uthhem731/
Uchiom731/
Uchein731/
Uchean731/
Houtcheme7137/
Houcheime713/
Ouchene6717,980/
Houchen671,500/
Ukem67730/
Hutchen67345/
Heum67246/
Ucim67141/
Utem67134/
Ugem67128/
Usem67112/
Ucen67112/
Unhe67103/
Euschen6775/
Huschen6764/
Ujem6748/
Umhe6741/
Uchiten6735/
Utcheng6733/
Utschen6728/
Uchenne6718/
Heuchen679/
Hucheng679/
Huichen678/
Auchene677/
Guschen675/
Uicheng675/
Ocem674/
Ouchine674/
Hocheim673/
Aucemme672/
Aucheng672/
Huchuim672/
Ouchéne672/
Ouchène672/
Ucheing672/
Uycheng672/
Ouchien672/
Uchaime672/
Gauchen671/
Husheem671/
Uchchen671/
Ouchent671/
Houccem671/
Ucheann671/
Husheim671/
Huchene671/
Huchenq671/
Huchien671/
Huichim671/
Ouchêne671/
Uxem671/
Uzem671/
Gouchen671/
Hicheum671/
Euchine671/
Goushem671/
Ouchein671/
Ucym671/
Guchean670/
Houchim670/
Hochiem670/
Ichheim670/

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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 Uchem
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