Ochagu Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Ochagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 341 | 1:519,480 | 25,666 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ochagu (11) may also be a first name.
Ochagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ochagu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochagu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 814,680th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochagu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochagu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 519,480. In Nigeria Ochagu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 51 percent reside, Cross River, where 25 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheagu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ochaugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochaghu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochogu | 83 | 482 | / |
| Uchagu | 83 | 101 | / |
| Oshagu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Achagu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ochegu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Echagu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ojhagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ucheagu | 77 | 146 | / |
| Achangu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Echeagu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ocheghu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ochuogu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ochogou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochoigu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochocgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochoguh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achagou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osagu | 73 | 497 | / |
| Ozagu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ojagu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Acagu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hachangu | 71 | 173 | / |
| Atchagou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osangu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Echegu | 67 | 112 | / |
| Achegu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Oshogu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Azhagu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Osiagu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Osaigu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ossagu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ashagu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Echogu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hachaangu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojaugu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uchogu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ozohgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oucheggou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osaugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocsogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojeagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojagau | 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 Ochagu
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