Ocante Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Ocante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1801:562,43562,921
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ocante (12) may also be a first name.

Ocante Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ocante is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocante? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ocante is the 970,883rd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Ocante are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ocante is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 562,435. In The Philippines Ocante is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 16 percent are found and Venezuela, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochante922,588/
Hocante9215/
Ocantes921/
Ocainte921/
Ocant912/
O'Cainte862/
Otchante861/
Osante83415/
Ozante8318/
Oceant8312/
Oconte835/
Acante834/
Ocanta831/
Ocanty830/
Okantey774,612/
Aucante77242/
Occeant77211/
Acanthe7781/
Gozante779/
Ocianti778/
Ascante775/
Ochanti773/
Achante773/
Uchante772/
Orzante771/
Okantie771/
Hacante770/
Acant7324/
Okant7320/
Ocand7315/
Hoquante7150/
Hachante7139/
Ocsianti715/
Okanteey711/
O'Cainteach711/
Otchanti711/
Gachante711/
Oggiante711/
Asante67191,242/
Okanta671,533/
Aucant6790/
Akonte6754/
Huichante6740/
Ecanti6734/
Acanta6723/
Okonte6722/
Akante6716/
Okanti6715/
Asonte675/
Osanti674/
Acanti674/
Ajante673/
Ojanti672/
Okanth672/
Azante672/
Aconte672/
Uzante671/
Ascant671/
Ekante671/
Econte671/
Ukante671/
Oskant671/
Ajonte671/
Acanth671/
Occand671/
Hocand671/

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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
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  • 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 Ocante
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