Kochwa Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Kochwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 281 | 1:164,341 | 12,761 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kochwa (17) may also be a first name.
Kochwa Demographics
Kochwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kochwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kochwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kochwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kochwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 928,396th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. Kochwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kochwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 17 people.
The last name Kochwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 164,341. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 3 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Kochwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kocwa | 91 | 107 | / |
| Kotchwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kochwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachwa | 83 | 528 | / |
| Kochua | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kochva | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kuchwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kechwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kocwaj | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kokhwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kachhwa | 77 | 188 | / |
| Katchwa | 77 | 69 | / |
| Kachwah | 77 | 49 | / |
| Kachway | 77 | 24 | / |
| Khochua | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kachwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kochuay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kochvad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuchhwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kochuha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kochbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kochuat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khokhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khachwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koochua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuchwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kochwatsch | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kacwa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Qocwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kojwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cocwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kachwaha | 71 | 136 | / |
| Kachhwah | 71 | 69 | / |
| Khochbai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kachwaya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kachhway | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kachwahe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koichbai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khotshwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kachhwha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kochwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khochuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotchwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuchchwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kochvaad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khachhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachhhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachua | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Kachhwaha | 67 | 462 | / |
| Kodzwa | 67 | 435 | / |
| Kachva | 67 | 186 | / |
| Kachwe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Qochua | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kuchwe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kokhwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kechua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kozuha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cochva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cochua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kochui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kachba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kachhwaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kutchwaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuchua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kachwahas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kokhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khazwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kocvoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaczwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuchwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachchway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khozwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cochba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochbo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kochwa
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