Ochalu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ochalu (112) may also be a first name.

Ochalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ochalu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ochalu is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochalu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ochalu is also the 885,979th most widely held first name on earth, held by 112 people.

The last name Ochalu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Ochalu is primarily found in: Tororo District, where 53 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 32 percent are found and Busia District, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Ochalu exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocalu912/
Gochalou861/
Otchalou861/
Achalu832,703/
Echalu8324/
Ocholu8314/
Ochelu833/
Okhalu831/
Aschalu771,449/
Achalou7757/
Atchalu7738/
Uchealu774/
Achaalu773/
Achalut772/
Hachalu771/
Achalau771/
Achhalu771/
Acalu7313/
Osalu7310/
Ojalu739/
Ozalu732/
Hochałus716/
Hoxhaliu713/
Atchaalu711/
Hatchalu711/
Achchalu711/
Achhaalu711/
Gokhaleu711/
Akhalu67317/
Oukhallou67259/
Echelu67143/
Ashalu67119/
Echolu6779/
Achelu6749/
Acholu6739/
Hoxhalliu6730/
Oosalu6729/
Otsalu6728/
Ukhalu6710/
Hasalu679/
Acialu675/
Ahsalu675/
Hajalu674/
Gosalu674/
Oisalu673/
Osaulu672/
Osholu672/
Osalus672/
Ucholu671/
Ojjalu671/
Hachaluch671/
Auchalius671/
Osailu671/
Osaalu671/
Osalau671/
Osealu671/
Ojealu671/

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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 Ochalu
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