Nwocha Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwocha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8381:211,38812,563
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nwocha (71) may also be a first name.

Nwocha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwocha occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwocha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwocha is the 406,240th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nwocha are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 71 people.

The surname Nwocha is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 211,388. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Nwocha Last Name Statistics demography

Nwocha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning R 185,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhwocha923/
Nwoocha922/
Nnwocha921/
Nwuocha921/
Nwochi83762/
Nwoche83116/
Nwacha8390/
Nwosha8364/
Nwocho8343/
Nwecha8327/
Nwucha835/
Nwojha832/
Nwohha831/
Nwochei7750/
Nwachai7748/
Nwechah7731/
Nwaucha7716/
Nwochie7710/
Nwoichi773/
Nnwoche773/
Nwaecha771/
Nwahcha771/
Nwoshea771/
Nwouchi771/
Nvotcha771/
Nwachah771/
Nwotche771/
Nwochee771/
Nwocheu771/
Nwosa732,316/
Nwoza73112/
Nwaca731/
Nwatchap7117/
Nboutcha711/
Nwazchsa711/
Nwuchoha711/
Nwachi678,232/
Nwuche67728/
Nwosah67245/
Nwache67196/
Nwecho67180/
Nwotsa67164/
Mbocha67136/
Nwacho67128/
Nwojah6724/
Nwasha6721/
Nbochi6711/
Nwuchi678/
Nbacha675/
Nwojeh675/
Nwosoa673/
Nwozoh673/
Nwasoh672/
Nwossa672/
Nuochi671/
Nwhaji671/
Nwujoh671/
Nwuosa671/
Nwozau671/
Nbucha671/
Nwojhi671/
N'Woza671/
Nwajoh671/
Nwazchach671/
Nwosho671/
Nwouza671/
Nwojai671/
Nwojea671/
Nwosea671/

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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 Nwocha
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