Wokocha Surname

360,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wokocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9551:185,49011,283
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Wokocha (23) may also be a first name.

Wokocha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wokocha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wokocha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokocha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 360,039th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,244,081 people. The surname Wokocha is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wokocha live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wokocha is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 185,490. In Nigeria Wokocha is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 72 percent are found, Abia, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Wokocha Last Name Statistics demography

Wokocha earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakocha865/
Wokacha861/
Wokecha861/
Wokocho861/
Bokotcha804/
Bokoucha801/
Boukocha801/
Wekhocha801/
Woukotcho751/
Wakokha71144/
Wakacha713/
Bogkotchai711/
Boukoutcha711/
Wakochi711/
Wekocho711/
Boukhoucha711/
Bakotcha6722/
Bukochea673/
Bakoucha671/
Bokotsha671/
Woucacha671/

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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 Wokocha
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