Ocaño Surname

157,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ocaño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,2241:34,9212,916
Mexico6161:201,5045,428
Colombia4501:106,1653,738
Peru2561:124,1577,193
Uruguay1891:18,1572,052
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ocano (379) are calculated separately.

Ocaño Last Name Facts

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

Ocaño is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ocano. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocaño? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,494th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,624,251 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ocaño reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 1,224 people, or 1 in 34,921. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Córdoba Province, where 57 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 24 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Argentina Ocaño is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Colombia, where 16 percent reside.

Ocaño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ocaño has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ocaño Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ocaño earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 45.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,476 per year and in Colombia they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning $16,919,700 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocano93379/
Oscaño9176/
Ocaña8054,526/
Acaño801/
Ocañas731,985/
Ocanio7320/
Ocanho739/
Ocañia736/
Azcaño733/
Ocanos732/
Ocaneo732/
Ozcano731/
Oscaña731/
Ocanoi731/
Gocano731/
Ocanjo731/
Ocanoh730/
Oscanio6725/
Occeano671/
Ocanhos671/
Ascañio671/
Ocagnou671/

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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
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  • 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 Ocaño
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